Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Like a Man Likes a Woman

"No, Irene, I'd like to ask you out on a date."

"Not as friends. A 'romantic date'. Wait, no that didn't sound quite right. I meant, my intentions are not platonic. Dammit! I'm such a muppet! So what I'm saying is…I like you, Irene. In a romantic way. Like a man likes a woman."

Author's note: Muppet is British slang for foolish/useless. :)

Miyeon looked up, her alluring, dark, peach blossom eyes met a pair of attractive, blue, oval shaped ones. The normally confident gorgeous blonde Brit was now looking red faced, anxious, and fumbling over his words. 'Jesse Evans towards me? Since when?' She wondered, completely forgetting she was still in the middle of a call with Lu Minzhe.

On the other hand, Jesse could feel his heart thumping in his chest. It was so loud, he could hear his heartbeat in his ears. His palms were beginning to get clammy too. He did it. He finally confessed. It was a confession 7 years in the making.