Chapter 19: Thrill of romance
’’Huh? Why would I be uncomfortable wearing a towel in front of you?" Diana blinked as if he was speaking in some incomprehensible language, ’’You are my best friend,’’ she slapped him on his shoulder.
His gaze darkened, the temperature dropping by several degrees.
Diana retracted her hand, covering her mouth with it as she coughed awkwardly, ’’I mean... you were my best friend but I am still looking forward to doing a redo of our friendship,’’ she smiled at him, genuinely this time.
Looking at her bright expressions, Maxim’s lips parted. He turned around swiftly such that his back was facing towards her.
A brief moment of disappointment hit her but Diana looked at his back with unwavering confidence.
The awkwardness from the car was gone. So what if he did not take her olive branch to be friends again at the restaurant earlier? And so what if he did not say anything which in turn made it quite awkward for her?
Despite everything, he was still Maxim. The very same person who came rushing inside the room the moment she screamed. And he... kind of protected her.
When they were kids, it took him months, even years to properly warm up to her but he never pushed her away.
Now that they were adults, he just stayed quiet instead of pushing her away or rejecting her. That should be a good sign.
Diana had a lot of baggage on her at this time but she was not going to leave any space for regrets as she did 6 years ago.
She did it once, and she will do it again. She will befriend Maxim.