Maya’s POV
When I woke up that morning, something felt different. It wasn't the room or the heat, and it wasn't the yacht, Not even the way Justus looked at me from across the space like he had been awake longer than me.
It was the silence between us.
It didn’t feel empty anymore.
Like something had changed without being said. Yea… We were officially dating.
I sat up slowly, pulling the bedsheets slightly around me as I watched him, while our eyes met. He didn’t speak immediately. He just looked at me like he was trying to figure something out, something he hadn’t been able to put into words since yesterday.
“You’re thinking again,” he finally said.
I smiled faintly. “So are you.” I was sure that made him pause a little because I was right.
The rest of the morning passed slower tha
