Chapter 74 She

• The silence that follows his words pressed around us, his hand still outstretched, my eyes cannot look away from his. I watch as his confident smile turn into a nervous chuckle, his hand drops and he follows my lead, kicking back the entire content of his glass into his throat.
• “This is the first time I ever said that out loud, and it was harder than you think.” he says, reaching for the bottle, he refills our glasses, I keep my eye on him, my head trying to make sense of what he said.
• “You think you can say something? The wide eyed staring is starting to make me regret my decision.” he says with another nervous chuckle.