Love And Hate

Elise's POV.

"Girlfriend?" I gasped, my eyes widening to the size of golf balls.

I was shocked that he would demand something like that but then, I recalled how he teased me the other day.

My eyes came back to their normal size and I smiled; "I know this is a joke, so stop it,"

As I tried looking away, he gave my chin a harder grip and made me face him again.

"Annabel, I'm not joking," Roman said with a serious expression on his face. "How can you think that I will joke about something so sensitive and crucial?"

I yanked his hand off my chin and said. "How can you ask that of me? We are friends and nothing more,"

"Why can't there be something more between us? Why do I have to be kept in the friendship zone? Am I not handsome enough," He questioned me with a desperation that I had never seen in his eyes before.

"Not getting into a relationship with you has nothing to do with your looks or attitude., " I said, truthfully. "I'm not interested in any relationship. I have been sing