He stopped, sensing the change in her tone. "Yeah? What’s up?"
"Thank you for telling me, Maya," he said gently. "I appreciate you trusting me with that." He paused, his gaze steady and sincere. "It doesn’t change how I feel about you, or how much I’ve enjoyed tonight. I’m here because I want to get to know you ."
Maya smiled, a real, radiant smile that reached her eyes. She started to talk, and for the first time in a long time, she felt truly seen. The evening stretched on, filled with shared stories and quiet laughter, as the two of them navigated the beginning of something that felt remarkably like home.
He stopped, sensing the change in her tone. "Yeah? What’s up?"
"Thank you for telling me, Maya," he said gently. "I appreciate you trusting me with that." He paused, his gaze steady and sincere. "It doesn’t change how I feel about you, or how much I’ve enjoyed tonight. I’m here because I want to get to know you ."
Maya smiled, a real, radiant smile that reached her eyes. She started to talk, and for the first time in a long time, she felt truly seen. The evening stretched on, filled with shared stories and quiet laughter, as the two of them navigated the beginning of something that felt remarkably like home.
