"I... don't... know..." She appeared shocked, speechless, as she stammered a response.
But could he blame her?
He believed he had just dropped a bomb in her corner, and it was taking her some time to recover from the explosion.
There was a moment of silence as she seemed to absorb his unexpected confession. Of course, he did not want to dump all this on her, but he felt she had to know.
Bluntly speaking, he had never been this forthcoming about his feelings to anyone before. So, relatively, this was also all new to him.
"I know this is a lot to take in, but I need you to understand the situation." He never liked being vulnerable. He had never shown any of his weakness to anyone.
But at this moment, he was all about his raging emotions. Somewhat, his actions and his words had gone out of his control.
