"Wh-what did you say?" Len asks with a confused expression, his eyes reflecting my equally surprised expression as I hurriedly cleared my throat.
"I... I've finished what I needed to say. Straighten your clothes out before exiting." I moved Len to the side before walking past him and reaching for the door.
As I walked past him, I chanced a glance at his face before exiting the room and shutting the door behind me. His cheeks were flushed and he seemed distracted, a different kind of distracted that made a small bud of hope blossom in my chest.
I stood outside the storage room door with my hand cupping my mouth as I tried to muffle the welling excitement in my chest. I had let slip my innermost thoughts and achieved something to show for it.
