Kouta’s eyes widened as the realization of where this conversation was going began to dawn on him. "Meika..."
"You really are terrible at hiding things, you know," Kouta said softly, his thumb tracing light circles on the back of her hand. "I’ve known for a while. And I've been waiting for you to be ready to tell me." Kouta’s eyes widened as the realization of where
She took a step forward, closing the distance between them. The air in the room suddenly felt thick, charged with an energy that hadn't been there a moment ago. And I've been waiting for you to be ready to tell me
"Kouta-kun," she started, her voice shaking slightly before she found her footing. "I didn't ask you here to talk about chores, or school, or anything like that." Kouta blinked, tilting his head. "Then what is it?" "I didn't ask you here to talk about