Much Too Long

She ordered a cocoa drink so she could have something to do with her hands.

He had not bothered to order anything.

He just sat and gave her a disturbing look until she was forced to raise her brows at him.

He gave her a bemused smile as he leaned forward and said “I just never pictured you as a redhead, you know. But then, just like every other thing, it looks good on you.”

The fact that she wanted to pat her hair in place made Reyona firmly keep her hands around her cocoa and give him a direct look.

“You look really good, Reyona. It is good that you look good,” he said as he leaned closer to her and said urgently. “I didn’t know what to think. I was afraid you might be…” he sighed and nodded slowly as he said, “It is good that you are fine.”

Before she could stop herself, she asked, “Are you fine though?”

Damn it!

She expected him to give her an affirmative answer so they could go on with whatever he was there to feed her with.