Levi looked at Emma with a stunned face. The girl just smiled and returned her eyes to the big screen in front of them. It was a meaningful answer that was used to answer two questions at once. She was smart and warm.
Levi couldn't contain his feelings. For him, Emma was like a portal that allowed him to enter another dimension that was so much different from the world in which he was born and lived. In the world that Emma offered him, everything looked beautiful and felt warm.
He put his hand next to Emma, making her look at him questioningly. "Instead of screaming, maybe you can crush my hand when you're startled,"
Emma couldn't keep her amused smile from expanding. She sighed quickly as she placed her hand on top of Levi's large, comfy warm hand. Then, their fingers intertwined.
"I'm really going to break your hand, Levi. I'm not kidding. You should know that," Emma said.
Levi nodded with a faint smile. "I can take it,"
