For a moment, she looked up, before looking back down, not quite sure what to say. Gripping her hands, she made a motion to talk, taking a breath in before exhaling, finding no words.
Instead, she exhaled again, looked back to him, and smiled. “Stay. Are you still a fan of Earl Grey?”
Isn’t it so much better? To pretend nothing is wrong with them at all… Just like the old days. It would be better off for him to stop letting his heart sway with her sweet words and to fight against it by facing his fears.
Reiji is not a coward.
He learns and prevails.
The man presses his lips together before he could finally speak once more. He doesn’t know why is he trying, but he knows all too well that he’ll overcome it.
“Anything that will appease you as well, Miss Bee. If you do so wish, Earl grey would be fine as well… Would you like for me to prepare something sweet?”