Nathan’s POV
The silence that followed Cheryl’s words was extremely uncomfortable. I looked at her. Really looked at her.
Cheryl, my only female friend since we were children, and living in the same neighbourhood. I had been aware of her feelings, but I had genuinely never thought of Cheryl this way.
“Cheryl….”
“Don’t.” She held up one hand, before backing away from me. “Don’t do the thing where you are gentle about it. I can’t stand it.”
I exhaled slowly. “Alright. Then honestly, I’ve never seen you that way. Not once. And I think some part of you already knew that.”
Her jaw tightened. “Is this about the marriage offer that I had turned down?” she asked softly, her voice in a whisper. “I have spent years trying to make up for that…”
I placed my hands gently on her shoulders.
“It
