Emily POV
He looks at me intently but remains silent waiting for something else to come out of my mouth.
"I'm very nosy and I can't help it. I really wanted to know about your past with Carla but had I known that bringing it back hurt you so much, I wouldn't have done it Nathan because I really care about you." I confess for the second time in less than a minute deeply and Nathan's gaze finally softens, his frown ceases to be furrowed and for the first time in a long time, I see the corners of his lips lifted a little.
"How much do you care about me, can you quantify that?" he asks.
"Nathan" The joking boy pops up making me chuckle under my breath: "Let's go to bed, it really has been a heavy day today and I just want to rest... with you by my side of the course."
His ego is inflated to its fullest with those words and the full smile finally implants itself on his face.
