Miles's slender fingers gripped the steering wheel tightly, as if weighing his next words carefully.

Finally, he resigned himself to honesty.

"I don't want to deceive you. Today, Abigail shared quite a lot with me, and to be frank, understanding this concept of love you girls talk about isn't something I can grasp overnight. I need some time, and I might not be able to say the things you wish to hear, but! I do know one thing for sure-you're different to me."

Different from any other girl I've known.

Felicity rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, prompting, "Elaborate."

"..." Miles had been on the verge of saying 'I want to marry you,' but then he remembered Abigail's advice about not always bringing marriage into it! After a moment's thought, he said, "I want to date you." "Pfft-"

Felicity hadn't meant to laugh, but she couldn't help it.

"Wait, what? Date me?"

"Yes."

She eyed him up and down, teasingly saying, "All that time with Abigail and this is the best you could come up with?"

"I didn't brainstorm with her."

That was the truth.

He'd just been on the receiving end of a lecture.

couldn't help but sigh. "How come you, with Mr. Lopez as such a romantic figure

my boss asking me to sign a contract!" Sometimes Felicity wondered how

wrong again? I'll take it

you really take

adjusting to this role

always the one being lectured and managed by him, and now, he had to tread carefully with

whether you want to be with me out of responsibility, or because you

I'm not one to just drink any beer handed

the possibility she mentioned

pouting, "Then

"Think about what?"

not to accept

course! Did you think

say yes to dating you?

AQUMS

make me seem

drifted to Miles's deep and refined features. After a while, Felicity sighed softly, covering

such a sucker for a pretty face,

only Miles was a bit less attractive,

...

had been serious about going on

brother, whose family owned

making them a decen

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