Jolie's feet slipped into the perfectly fitting slippers, and she slowly stepped further into the apartment.

This time, she took a moment to glance around. Though she didn't inspect it thoroughly, she quickly noticed that the color scheme matched the master bedroom she'd been in before. The entire apartment, like Gavin himself, felt cold and uninviting.

Standing behind her, Gavin watched her nervous and uncertain demeanor. A sudden thought crossed his mind-confessions were something he should handle.

She was still a young woman, and she'd already rejected him once. It made sense that she'd find it hard to gather the courage to bring it up again.

Jolie was in the middle of mentally preparing herself, trying to work up the nerve, when a shadow appeared in front of her.

"Jolie."

His deep, resonant voice sounded from above her, drawing her gaze upward.

Caught off guard, she found herself locking eyes with him.

Gavin's handsome, chiseled face held a serious, almost solemn expression, as though he was about to deliver the evening news.

this way about you anymore, but I was

eyes widened with

He... was confessing again?

firmly she'd turned him down last time, he was

wave of emotions surged through her chest-complicated and unfamiliar, like

was serious. There wasn't the slightest

her mouth, hesitated, and carefully considered her response before finally saying, "I've given it some thought. We do get

and steady. He could sense her

and voiced her thoughts. "We could take it slow and see how things go. If we realize we're not right for each other, we can

agreed without

idea of her mentioning a breakup before they'd even started, Gavin chose

being new to relationships, was unsure how to proceed. After a moment's hesitation, she

clean, cedar-like scent enveloped her, catching her off guard. Jolie let out a small gasp, looking up at him in confusion. "What are you

completely cut ties with lan?" he asked, his deep

tolerate being a third party in someone else's

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