But Esther felt a touch of sadness inside her, wondering if it was because nothing had happened. Shaking her head at the thought, she caught James's attention.

"What are you doing?" James asked, finding her behavior amusing.

Caught in her thoughts and embarrassed, Esther blurted out, "Why don't I just get a taxi?"

James's smile vanished, and he abruptly stopped the car, causing Esther to nearly hit the windshield.

"Why did you stop all of a sudden?"

get away?" James's mood darkened, thinking Esther's reaction was due to her conversation with Mobius. "What did he say to make you act this way?" "Nothing. We just talked about hoping each other would have

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be avoiding me?" James noticed Esther's body language, signaling she wanted distance, which upset

out the window. "I'm not avoiding you. I just feel

as bad as he feared. "Why do you feel uneasy?" he asked softly, encouraging

"I don't know..."

you like me?" he asked

flushed even more. "No, I... It's not...

with him a fresh scent, Esther didn't pull away, even as he came within inches of her face. "Why won't you admit you like me? Why so silent? Are you shy?" Esther gulped. "I don't know what to

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