Chapter 19 I Can't Stop Thinking About Him 2

• ~Elena~
• When I arrived, the café was quiet, but the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee and warm pastries enveloped me like a soft blanket. No one else was inside except Christian, seated at a corner table, his dark tousled hair catching the soft light. Obviously, he’d booked the entire place for us, a gesture that sent a flutter through my chest despite my efforts to stay composed.
• I paused, my gaze lingering on him. His presence pulled me back to that moment outside my grandfather’s mansion. I thought his lips had been so close to mine, and we’d almost kissed.