Asher felt a strange sense of calm as he went about fetching some hot chocolate for Serah. All the inner conflict which had been plaguing him for the past few weeks had settled, leaving behind a contented feeling. He wasn't planning to go deeper into those feelings he had for her, but now that it's done, he didn't regret it.
When he returned to the living room, he frowned at finding Serah hugging her arms around herself, her head buried in the couch. “What’s wrong?” He asked.
Her head instantly lifted and she stared at him in disorientation. “Nothing.” She quipped, instantly pulling herself back in a sitting position and straightening her clothes.
He sighed as he went to her, perching onto the seat beside her. Why couldn’t she be more honest and confide her worries to him? Even though h
