âReally? I donât really have a lot of people Iâm close with, but the few I have, I love.â And the were great, loving people too. To treat them any less would make him ungrateful and Kyle was never one to hide how he appreciates people. He might go overboard at times, but its the only way he knows how to make it up for sticking with him.
Continuing his antics, he was glad it made her laugh. From the times they cross paths, Lillie always seemed like the nervous and shy kind, but eventually gets comfortable after a while.Â
The white delphinium that dangled from his ear and the pink rose on the other made an odd match, but if Lillie said he looked lovely in em, than he found no reason to take em off. âRadiant, huh? Well, you donât really need one to look radiant or anything, butââ He takes out the sole red gerbera from the bouquet, tucking it neatly on Lillieâs right ear. ââthere you go. We match.â
Yellow was definitely Lillieâs color, but looking at her now with the bright red flower on her, he couldnât help but think adding a splash wasnât so bad. A strike of boldness to compliment her already bright and sunny vibe.
Or maybe heâs just a little too bias since she looks cute wearing his color.
âSo didâja come here just to give me these? Or were you here to see Meg, too?â Deciding to keep just the pink rose on since the delphinium kept dangling down, Kyle took it off and poked Lille on the nose with it. âCause I was thinking if you werenât and if you got the timeâ wanna hang out with me for a bit? Iâd hate to see you go so soon.â
[ â ] â Love. The word immediately strikes Lillie, taking her breath away for a moment. But why, she wondered? It wasnât so strange, to love the people you were close to. She had plenty of love for her family and friends, and her fans too, even if most of them were strangers. But she couldnât help but wonder if she was a part of his exclusive group of close friends.
If he âlovedâ her, too?
Just the thought was enough to make her face explode with heat, and she holds the bouquet over the lower half or her face to hide the blush. They were friends and all, but Lillie wasnât sure she could confidently express such a sentiment for him. Unlike with Meg, Agate, or Fritz... something like love felt like it held a lot more weight with Kyle. She would settle with a firm like, for now.
He puts a flower behind her ear and casually throws out another compliment, tone so casual that it seemed as inconsequential as a comment on the weather. She didnât get it. Was he coming onto her, or was he just being friendly? There were a lot of things she liked about Kyleâs open and carefree nature, but Lillie had a strong suspicion it could be the death of her, too.
âThank you!â Wait. Should she be saying that again? She already did when he gave her the flowers, so this seemed kinda redundant... ugh. Uh-oh, heâs asking a question! Get it together, Lillie. âAnd, um, I... well, itâd be nice to see her and all, but... I mostly came for you, so... wait... what?â
Sheâd been so focused on thinking of what to say that she hadnât paid much attention to Kyleâs words, so when they fully register, she pauses. He was asking her out. Not in like, a date sort of way, but as friends... yeah, totally. Right? She thinks so, anyway...
Realizing she hadnât answered him yet, Lillie gives a nervous laugh. âO-oh, yeah! Iâd love to!â Did that sound too eager? Oh no, thatâs not what she wanted! âI-I mean! It sounds... really nice.âÂ
Lillie wasnât sure if that was better, but at least it didnât seem like she was throwing herself at him.