Jennifer felt as if everyone in the town square was looking at them as the walked around downtown Haven. She didn't have a reason to, and it certainly wasn't as if anyone actually was staring at them, but here she was, holding Duke's hand as they walked around downtown and feeling as if everyone's eyes were trained on them.
She ran her thumb absentmindedly over his as they walked, and glanced at him a few times.
As they reached the gazebo in the park, Duke pulled her into it, sitting them down on the bench.
"You wanna tell me what's been bothering you, Short Stack?" Duke asked, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.
"Hm? No, nothing's…nothing's bothering me." She tried to lie, shifting closer to him.
"Uh-huh, you wanna try that lie again?" Duke asked, giving her a knowing smile.
She scrunched her nose at him, before turning thoughtful, "Does it…does it feel like everyone's looking at us? I mean, I'm sure I'm just being…" she sighed, "I don't know what I'm being."
"Hey," he said quietly, squeezing her fingers to get her to look at him, "if anyone's looking at us, they're looking at me and wondering what the hell a guy like me is doing with a girl like you."
She giggled at him, "A girl like me?"
"Mm," he nodded, running his fingers through her hair, "A nice girl, who wants to help people she's never met before, and who's smart and funny and who keeps me in my place."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah." he grinned at her, "You know. Perfect."