This is about the day Jess Bauer and Gabriel Conte met in person for the first time.

He smirked at me. Oh that signature smirk. How I'd love to smack it out of his face. He came closer to me, keeping his eyes on me. That eyes of his, daring me to look away. "Shall I kiss you?", he daringly asked me. No. My brain said. Yes. My heart said. I closed my eyes, my heart fluttering, awaiting for this kiss. "Do you really want me to kiss you, knowing we are in public and anyone would catch us here?", he questioned. My breathing came out ragged. Did I want him to kiss me here? Where everyone could see us? "Do you want to kiss me?", I asked. Feeling bold all of a sudden. He sucked in a breath, and whispered something to me before leaning down to kiss me. "Heck yes. Yes, I want to kiss you. I love you so much it hurts.", he whispered. And just like that, I opened my eyes and kicked him in the shin, by accident. He crouched down to hold his shin and groaned out loud. Love? I looked at him, only to catch him red-faced and looking embarrassed. What. Is. Happening. Right. Now. "The thing is...", he began. _________________________