Stefan must have probably sensed Trixie's presence so he looked up and in that instant, their gazes met. It has been over a year. There were so many words left unsaid and were supposed to be said but they were just stuck staring at each other. None took the initiative to open their mouths first.
It was as if their eyes could tell everything that they wanted to say to each other. Even words that they were not supposed to or thought they were not supposed to tell each other.
As Trixie remained standing at the landing of the stair, Stefan just remained seated on the couch.
Stefan's body might be facing the other direction, but his eyes and heart were in Trixie's direction.