Jaxon stared at her with a cool expression but she had glimpsed the initial shock that had flashed in his eyes when she asked.

"Well?" She pressed, then sighed. She closed her eyes and willed courage into herself before opening them again. Here goes nothing.

"Since you are not willing to talk then I will. What I want to say is that this has been eating me up for a really long time and I have tried to fight it but to no avail. The thing is that... I like you Jaxon. I like you a lot. I don't know how or when it started but what I feel for...