The silence in the car was thick enough to cut with a knife, and Dorothy felt a wave of awkwardness that made her skin crawl.

Usually, whenever Everett sensed her discomfort, he'd find a way to lighten the mood, but today, he didn't seem to have any intention of doing so.

It wasn't until they were almost at Bay Residence that he broke the silence again.

"Dorothy, should we maybe have a proper talk?" he asked.

He felt that they had never truly sat down to discuss their future or the whirlwind of events that had transpired between them.

It was always her with her thoughts, and him with his.

Everett had thought he had lost the right to ask Dorothy for a heart-to-heart, but that night, the vulnerability and love in her eyes were unmistakable, and he wasn't blind.

days, he could recall her trembling voice calling out his name with his eyes shut, and it

and a bout of illness left him too drained to think of much else

moment he was back in the country, their fiery encounter had kindled

about?" Dorothy asked, not looking at

"At least I think we got nothing to talk about at this

like this." "Everett," she sighed deeply, then spoke softly, "I want to wait until

was just a matter of waiting. He, Everett, could

resolved, if you don't bring it up, I will." Everett seemed to have anticipated this response, his

couldn't be detected

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