LOVE TRUST

air. Mark leaned back in his chair, watching Emma as she absently traced the rim of her coffee cup with her finge

tilting his head slightly,

the question. "That's a little deep f

his eyes. "I don't do casual con

o. Fate sounds like an excuse for people who don'

en like someone who'

im. "And you? Are you one of those hopeless romant

tly. I believe in moments. You know, the kind that shift your

spoke-not just with confidence, but with conviction. "So, you t

ch other three times in one week. That's

er head. "Or just bad w

rmined to take the roman

ent flickering in her

ike a go

hem, leaving only the charged space between them. Emma wasn't sure what unsettled her more-the fact

t her watch.

n't look away. "Wil

or distractions, but something about Mark felt different. "Ne

eah? I wouldn't

g-just a little. And for the first time in a long time, Emma w