Chapter 42: Hold me tight

As the words slipped his mouth, he started to feel the fear again.

Allen thought that, maybe, he was overstepping boundaries. They didn't have time to properly talk after what happened, and now she went through a horrible event with a male, by no means. He sucked at timing and he knew it.

But his words did not have the impact he hoped on her. 

Isabelle stood motionless for a second, not sure if what she heard was right; even thought deep down she did hear him correctly. She was just too stunned to believe it just yet. She couldn't help the butterflied in her stomach, or the warmth that spread through her heart with words.

Even so, she knew what she wanted to say to him. His confession made her dizzy, though, the toll of what happened finally kicking in and making her body waver a little.