(Aurora's POV)
I took a slow breath.
Then I held out my left hand.
He slid the ring onto my finger. His movements were unhurried, as if this were something that required care. When the band settled against my knuckle, his hand trembled slightly. He didn't let go.
He looked up at me, and his voice came out rougher than usual. "Have you ever - even a little - liked me?"
My face went hot immediately. I turned away, staring at a point somewhere past his shoulder.
Several seconds passed.
"Probably," I said, quiet enough that I could barely hear myself. "A little."
He didn't say anything.
He stood up, and he kissed me.
It was slow. It didn't ask for anything. It just stayed, and stayed, and stayed.
I closed my eyes. Behind them, things replayed in fragments - Gavin handing me a busine
