Ava heard him and slowly moved her hands away from her face. She saw him looking directly into her eyes.
She gathered all her courage and asked,
"Ian, do you love me this much? Will we always stay together like this?"
He glanced at her hands and reached out to touch one. He held her hand and gazed at her.
"I will always be beside you. But..."
Ava was startled.
"But?"
His eyes darkened, causing Ava to be taken aback. She couldn't understand his sudden change.
"But what?" she asked again.
Ian's gaze shifted to her hand. He caressed the back of her hand with his thumb and muttered,
"Never think about cheating on me."
Ava froze upon hearing him.
Cheating on him? Why would she cheat on him? Wasn't she supposed to be the one telling him that? He was the bad boy of the campus who used
