floor.
"It does .." He wanted to apologize to her, that was the only thing he could think of at the moment, but she interrupted him. “No, don't say you're sorry now.” Her voice trembled and she still couldn't look him in the eye.
Now he was completely confused. What did she want to hear from him now? When he thought about it, he wasn't really sorry, but how about her now? Couldn't she finally show some reaction. Impatience rose in him and so he did the only thing that occurred to him. He cupped her chin in one hand and forced her to look at him. “What is the matter with you?” An inexplicable wave of fear crept into his mind because, like himself, he could not stand a rejection from her.
Second after second passed and he tried to read some kind of emotion in her face, be it in the positive, as he hoped, or in the negative, which he was afraid of, to read.After what seemed like an eternity a smile formed on her lips and with relief he realized that this was sincere. But at the same time he was shocked to see that tears had formed in her eyes. He really hadn't wanted that.
"It was just wonderful. I never thought it would be like this. I had hoped it would, but now I know that it just ..." She couldn't think of the right words, but he knew that it wasn't necessary either was. He knew her view now and was pleased that she saw it as he did. Should he dare to do it again?
But before he could finish this thought, she had already stretched up and kissed him on her own. Maybe he could be happy after all. With her, he realized, but would she want it too? She just had to, he would take care of it, but how? He knew their views on a relationship. She was a bit stuck with her ideas, but that should be able to be changed.He was sure of that. But for the beginning it was enough for him if he could hold her in his arms for the moment and tried to be happy with it.
“Come on, I'm going to invite you for a punch.” With a smile that warmed her heart, he clasped his hand over hers. “Agreed.” Happily, she snuggled up against him and let him pull her through the crowd. She hadn't expected this turn of events, but fate often went strange ways that she had learned in the meantime.