This one is a little longer than the others, but I liked the idea, so I went with it. I hope (LOL) you guys are liking them and understanding the timeline a bit. They're kinda random..
"Hope is illogical, Amanda." His voice is hard; edgy. She stares back at him, her body trembling with fury and her eyes pricking with unwanted tears.
"Sometimes I hope you love me," she whispers. His eyes widen, obviously stunned at her statement. Her mouth contorts into a disgusted scowl at his silence, one that is quickly replaced with a shaky lip. She turns away from him in a desperate attempt to hide the tears, her body heaving with silent sobs. He watches her, and suddenly, the strange feeling that had been slowly growing in the pit of his heart makes sense. He walks over to her, grabbing her shoulders with a gentle force. She peeks up at him, her watery eyes also swimming with confusion. He leans down into her soft mahogany hair, breathing in the light strawberry scent that he has come to recognize as his own.
"You should not hope for something that is fact," he murmurs into her hair. He waits with a small smile on his otherwise placid face as she comprehends his words. He squeezes her arms tighter as her breath hitches and a struggled laugh comes from her lips, prompting his own small smile to grow. With a sudden amount of force, she leaps on him, wrapping her arms under his and burrowing her head into the crook of his neck.
"I love you too," she mumbles against his skin, and the strange, foreign feeling in his heart expands into his whole body.