It's funny, how crushes work sometimes.
In Miles' experience, they start with infatuation, progress into denial, and then slowly fade away because he never actually acted upon it.
And yet, with Maya…
He'd never really went through the infatuation stage – to be honest, when they first met, he'd thought her a pest (to be fair, he'd always instantly condemned defendants, Maya being no exception). He hadn't even thought of the possibility of friendship until after he was put on trial.
He hated spirit mediums, and yet… here he was, having been dating a medium for nearly six months now.
He never really went through the denial, either. Maya had started the relationship – with that damned kiss on New Years'. Had it been anyone else, Miles was sure that he'd not only deny that he had feelings for them (if he did, which, with Maya, well…), but would most likely also deny that the kiss ever happened after.
And yet, he didn't.
He started falling for Maya the day they actually became friends, whether he knew that or not.
No matter how slowly – or quickly – he'd fallen for the spirit medium, he can honestly say he didn't see the first "I love you" coming from him.