A/N: Wrote this for English class last semester. A companion piece to 'Shiver'.
"I love you."
there is a b e a t
a pause
a buzzing silence
She freezes
because this is new
and p e r f e c t
and maybe too soon
He fidgets
because she is quiet
and s t i l l
and hasn't replied
She smiles
f a k e
"I love you, too."
and it feels like a lie
He grins
f a k e
"I'm glad."
but he feels it, too.