Dee leaned close enough that his voice barely had to travel, his words brushing against Lola’s ear like a secret meant only for her.
“Lola… you know what fascinates me about you? It isn’t your smile, though it could stop a room. It isn’t the way you walk, though I’d recognize your presence before I ever saw you.”
He paused, letting the silence settle between them.
“The way you think… the way you challenge me without even trying. Every conversation with you feels unfinished, not because it lacks something, but because it leaves me wanting one more thought, one more question, one more piece of you.”
“I don’t crave your attention because you’re beautiful. I crave it because you’ve become the one voice that can interrupt my own thoughts. Long after we’ve stopped talking, you’re still there… changing the way I see things, making me replay every word, wondering what you’ll say next.”
A quiet smile touched his lips.
“I think that’s the rarest kind of desire, Lola. It’s easy to admire someone’s body. It’s unforgettable when someone captures your mind.”
He leaned in just a fraction closer.
“I don’t want to rush to know everything about you. The mystery is part of your beauty. Every layer you reveal makes me realize there’s another beneath it… and I find myself wanting to earn the privilege of discovering it.”
His voice dropped to almost a whisper.
“So if you ever catch me watching you, don’t assume I’m imagining touching you.”
“I’m probably wondering what thought is hiding behind those eyes… because I have a feeling that’s where the most irresistible part of you has always lived.”