Little, Deadly Obsession

ROXANNE'S P.O.V.

"Florian?"

Florian turned, a little startled, his hand leaving the side of his face and simultaneously releasing the phone he had been holding. The phone fell to the floor in a thud, and I gasped, my brows furrowed.

There was a moment of awkward silence before he went down and grabbed the phone, then met my eyes and gave me a small smile.

"I am sorry. I was a bit startled."

I nodded slowly. "Is everything alright?"

Something passed in his eyes, and I steeled myself for what would happen next. I steeled myself for all of the possible answers that question could have.

"You look beautiful in that dress," he said, his voice a small whisper.

I broke into a smile, then gave a little twirl, my hand going into the pockets in each side so I could show him that it had pockets.

He gave a small laugh, and I giggled a bit more, feeling rather hot from having his attention on me like that. Suddenly, my foot caught in my shoe, and I started to fall backwards.

I gave a small yelp, m