Reciprocated love

Part 43: His Confession

Jake eyes glanced at Crystal who was walking with Asher towards his room. He walked into his room instantly and shut his door. Leaning against the door, he closed eyes and a sigh left his mouth. His brain started thinking of what happened a few minutes ago. Crystal's honey kissed eyes were staring at him. He exhaled once again through his mouth to calm down his heart beat. 'What is this new feeling? Do I like her? No no. It's just cuz I've never been so close to her.' Trying to find reasons, he unbuttoned his shirt and walked into the shower. Turning on the shower, he placed his arms on the wall and let his head hang low as he tried to calm himself down. 

On the other side..

As soon as they entered the corridor, Asher held Crystal's hand and started walking faster. He was a tall man and his steps were long. Whereas, Crystal was relatively short. By the time they entered the room, Crystal was panting. Asher closed the door and pinned her against the door. He placed his arms on the either side of her head and leaned forward towards her face. Once Crystal stopped panting, she opened her eyes and looked at the sight in front of her only to increase her heart rate once again. "Ash what are you doing..?" She intended it to sound as a question but it sounded as a murmur. Asher's right hand held her chin and he held it up so that she was looking into his eyes. He moved closer to her face. In reflex, Crystal's hands started clutching her dress as she looked nervous under his gaze. He moved even closer so that their faces were inches apart. His gaze lingered on her face, observing her features. Her baby-like skin, her honey brown eyes, structured nose, pink lips..gosh she was perfect. He couldn't hold back any longer and confessed "I like you." Crystal felt her heart almost stop beating as soon as her head processed the words he said. "H-huh?" "I am interested in dating you, Crystal Stone." She paused a moment. Then she tried to say something but her words were struck in her throat and she couldn't say anything. And Asher understood that. He questioned her In a low voice "Did you have a crush on me?" She nodded. "Do you still have a crush on me?" She nodded again. "Since when?" She raised her hand and showed 5 fingers, indicating 5 months. "Since 5 months?" She nodded once again in response. 'She's so cute.' Asher felt a small smile rising on his lips. His hand which was on her chin, moved towards her head and he patted her head. A few seconds later, Asher lowered his hand from her head. He moved a little backwards and looked at her. The moment he moved back, Crystal could finally breathe. Why was she so nervous under his gaze? It wasn't like she loves him or something right. Right? She didn't want to answer herself. "Can I hug you?" Now that he wasn't closer to her anymore, her confidence was back "Would you not if I said no?" His smile grew wider as he held her hand and pulled her towards him "No I would hug you anyways." Her arms wrapped around his torso and she hugged him back with a smile. Crystal new that he was lying. The way he asked her for her permission instead of directly hugging her told her a lot about his gentleness and his manliness. She hugged him a few times. But they were never proper hugs. All of them were side hugs or one arm hugs. She didn't want to think anymore. She laid her head on his chest, hearing his heartbeat. A few moments later, Asher heard her say "I need to ask brother." He understood that she was answering his previous question where he asked if he could date her. "Mhmm. I can talk to him if you want." "No I will ask him on my own." "It's up to you." Once he felt her loosen her arms, he held her shoulder and made her look at him "I'm waiting to kiss you." Crystal averted her gaze with a shy smile and said "You can do that right now." "Look at me, Crys." Her eyes shifted towards him "I want to kiss you as your boyfriend." "Isn't that 'I want to kiss you as my girlfriend'?" "No. I want to be your boyfriend. Take me as your boyfriend. You're special Crys. Your not a regular girl whom I can ask to be my girlfriend. You're so special so I want to be your boyfriend." Unknown to her, she started clapping with admiration in her eyes. His chuckle brought her back to her senses. She coughed and said "You said we need to discuss about our assessment." "Oh yeah." He went towards his bag and brought his laptop.  And with that, both of them sat on the coffee table and started discussing their assessment.