Sunshine blinked, once. Twice. "You are serious! You are proposing that we turn our fake marriage into a real one?"
"Yes." He leaned forward, gripping her hands tighter. "That is what I said, and I am not changing my words. I am not suggesting that we dive in blindly. I am not asking for blind declarations. All I want is a chance."
She looked away from him and lowered her eyes for a moment. Sunshine thought about what a true marriage meant for them. It meant that she would be investing more and risking more.
The more she thought, the more Hades worried. Had he pushed her too soon? He wanted to say more, like a criminal pleading his case in a courtroom. But he figured that silence was the best remedy for a moment.
Sometimes, when things were pushed too hard, they broke. So, the silence remained.
He counted the seconds in his head. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven.....he paused and frowned, hoping he did not reach one hundred.
