Save for the occasional times he had to scoop up some food, and the times when he poked casually at the meal he'd whipped up for himself and Kyla, Albert was almost stiffened at the dinner table.
He was supposed to be treating her to a delicious plate of spaghetti and chicken wings with a smile on his face but the gaiety that had been alive in his features earlier was now submerged under the guise of politeness.
Due to the obvious change in his attitude, Kyla's pulse which had been normal a little while back was suddenly back up. At this point, it was safe to say that something had changed between them. She'd been trying so hard to shake off the suspicious looks he'd been giving her all evening but she couldn't help it.
