Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 86

I was breathing rapidly, frozen in place.

Brandon didn't move or say anything, but his gaze was glued to me.

To be precise, he was looking right into my eyes.

We stood there, staring at each other, neither stepping forward nor backing away:

I could even feel both our heartbeats quickening.

Until my neighbor, an elderly lady's voice sounded from outside, "The new tenant's boyfriend is kind. Look how clean he made the stairs."

That snapped me back to reality. I gave Brandon a push and quickly escaped to the living room.

But for a moment I didn't know what to do, feeling dazed and confused.

Brandon walked out, breaking the awkward silence. "Is this the house where your parents used to live?"

how he knew. Then I saw him walking toward the wall with

red scarf, with my parents on

in school." Brandon glanced at my certificates again. My certificates were mostly for being an

student.

excellent now," I responded without any

looked at me. "You are." He paused for

meet his eyes. This man

"Thank you for your hard work today. Let me treat you to

from reluctant to proactive because

added, "I need to wash

he said this did I realize his face and clothes were dirty. "Wait a moment, I'll go buy you

were in a remote area, there was a nearby

declined. "Give me a towel.

grabbed my towel, and

didn't leave. I watched him wash his face in a rugged, masculine way. He splashed water on his face and even ran his hands through his hair with water. Though it wasn't cold, the water was. I was about to remind him, but he had already started drying his face

me standing behind

I felt embarrassed,