While he felt every muscle in his body ridden by nervousness, the woman beside him looked excited as they awaited their time in the air. They'd gone on a long date the whole day and were finishing it off with a ride in the hot air balloon, the flight during which he was planning to finally lay bare his emotions and hopefully, get her to do the same.
It had been almost a week since the night he'd conveyed how he felt about her in that sensual joining. After that night, she'd pretended as if it was just another one of those nights they spent having s*x, even though he very much knew she'd read between the lines of his actions loud and clear. Now he was going to be more straightforward and leave her with no other option but to admit her feelings for him.
When they were finally ushered into
