A little while after, we were both seated back at the kitchen island, each of us silently thinking. Derris' hug surprised me but then again, it wasn't the only surprising thing that had happened today. "So do you want to tell me what you meant by what you said?" I looked up from my clasped hands and locked eyes with him. "I don't know. Should I?" "You don't have to if you don't want to. No pressure. I haven't exactly given you any reason to trust me but after what you said, I just realized that I don't know you all too well and I do want that very much," he confessed, placing his hand on mine. "I want to know you too but it doesn't seem like that's what you want. It's like you don't trust me," I mumbled with my head bowed. "I do. At least I want to. It's just not that easy for me," he exhaled, letting his head fall back. "Do you trust me? I want a sincere, direct answer from you. Do you trust me?" A brief silence fo
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