She continued looking at him, ignoring her racing heart, ''But we...''
He glanced at her meaningfully, ''Partners, friends? What a joke. Since the very first day I laid my eyes on you, I wanted to keep you beside me forever. You, Esmeray Reis, are the person I have adored for a very long time.''
''Hmm....'' A faint blush crept up her cheeks, ''Shall I take your words for it?" She wrapped her arms around his waist.
''Huh?"
"You see no matter how frustrated I am, this face of yours is pleasant to my eyes. I don't mind waking up to it every...hmm....''
''You....'' Aleister speechlessly glanced at the woman who had drifted off to sleep at some point. How could she doze off in the middle of a conversation and especially when their positions were like this, with him pinning her to the bed?