179. Madly In Love With Her

As a straightforward man, his actions sometimes amazed her, and sometimes, his actions only awoke the discomfort in her.

Heidi found herself avoiding his gaze, fiddling with the hem of her blouse, her eyes darting more than normal to the white ceiling.

“You're nervous,” Steve said it as a matter of fact, his voice, the only prominent sound inside the room, serving as a soothing remedy to ease one's nerves.

Yet, Heidi's nerves were wrecking inside at the moment.

Faced with such an open proposal, she was left in a tight spot, fearing to let out an answer that could hurt his feelings- that could hurt both their feelings.

“I can see you're not yet ready to tell me your decision. Probably, you haven't arrived at it yet.”

“Take your time, Heidi.” He touched her arm. “I don't intend to coerce you. You can tell me your answer at your convenience. I'll be patient.”

Heidi blew out a sigh when he left, going to God-knew where.

She lay back on the couch, fanning herself with both hands.

Despite