''Will you like to sleep here tonight?'
''Oh my dear god! Did I just say that out loud?' Liyah asked herself internally and flushed and her heartbeat increased.
The seven words seemed like a million stars shot into space. The moment Liyah spoke them out she immediately slapped and covered her mouth in shock. She thought she said that in her head and only after the words came out did she realise she had actually spoken those words out and that they were no longer in her head but, out.
Leo closed the door again and turned looking at her. His gaze was deep and unfailingly dark. She couldn't tell exactly what was on his mind. Her own mind was back to square zero.
Liyah stepped back and spoke ''no, that's not what I mean. I am not that kind of person. I have no dirty thoughts. I really have nothing in mind by saying that. Really!! Believe me. I am not the kind of person who invites men to stay the night. I…''
