[Iris froze in place. Lips parting as she turned back to him with slightly widened eyes.]
[It was no secret, of course. How he felt. That much, she'd been certain of for a while now. Still...to hear him say those words...and so casually, as if it were the most natural thing in the world...]
[Her eyes softened even as her cheeks flooded with red.]
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[It was no secret, of course. How he felt. That much, she'd been certain of for a while now. Still...to hear him say those words...and so casually, as if it were the most natural thing in the world...]
[Her eyes softened even as her cheeks flooded with red.]
...say it again. Please.