Entwined hearts

"I can't date you." She said with her gaze on the food in front of her. Chinuso was a bit surprised. "Well, I am not asking you to date me." He replied. She looked at him. "There are no strings attached? " She asked. "None." He replied, although he felt like he lied, but she doesn't need to know that. "Truth be told, you make me feel different. (Paused) You make me do things I will not do on a normal basis." She said. Chinuso watched as she spoke. "I will be leaving the country in two months' time and I have a proposal." She said. Chinuso adjusted himself with his hand folded on his chest to show that she had his full attention. "I am proposing a fun filled time. We make a bucket list of the things we want to do together and grant each others wishes. There is a condition though, we don't pry into our private lives." She said. Chinuso touched his lips as he thought for a while. "What happens if we develop feelings for each other? " He asked. "That will be the end of our relationship." She said. Chinuso knew she was hiding something, but she didn't want to share it with him. He scratched his left eyebrow. It is a win-win situation. One, he gets to have someone around, he won't be lonely for a while, at least until the right woman comes, he can just enjoy the moment with Camila. "I like it. Let's do it." Chinuso agreed. Camila rubbed her lips together. "Okay. So we are officially more than friends but not lovers." She said. Chinuso looked at her with a smile. "We are living in the moment."