"What are you thinking about?" Elise asked as he adjusted the trim of the dress that she was wearing.

Gabriel glanced up at her. "Nothing really, why do you ask?"

She turned her head slightly towards him, but not so much that it would mess up her position.

"You just seem so… distracted today. Is there something on your mind?"

He curtly replied that there wasn't, averting his gaze back onto his work. He sewed in several more stitches before reaching for the scissors, and cutting the remaining string.

Standing up, he began to place the materials back in a drawer.

Elise slowly walked over to him, placing her hand on his shoulder. He half turned around, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye.

"What is it?" He mumbled.

She dropped her hand and sighed.

"Gabriel, speak to me. Just tell me what's on your mind for once."

He turned around fully now, stepping closer to her, before leaning down until their heads nearly touched.

His eyes met hers, burning with intensity.

Her heart raced widely, a slight blush crept across her checks. She thought she was dreaming. Gabriel had never approached her as close as he did now, yet his blue eyes were mere inches away from hers.

Unexpectedly, he leaned forward and kissed her. Not knowing what to do, she just stood there in a state of shock.

He pulled away from her quickly, his expression unreadable.

He then walked out the door.

She stood still for a moment, not really comprehending what was going on, before racing after him.

"Gabriel!" She called after him.

He stopped but kept his back to her.

She tried to keep her voice from shaking. "Please turn around…"

He slowly turned towards her, but kept his distance.

He finally broke the silence. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted so rashly… It might be best if you leave now." He glanced down at the floor and began to make his way down the opposite hallway.

Elise stared after him in shock." Gabriel… It's really not a problem. I was actually waiting for you to do that for a while now." She admitted with a nervous chuckle.

He stopped walking and turned around. He looked completely taken back by this.

"You were?"

She nodded her head sheepishly as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I really like you, Gabriel, I was just too afraid to say it. I thought you wouldn't feel the same, and that we would go about separate ways like strangers if I told you."

Gabriel continued to stare at her, his expression still seemed to be that of surprise.

She looked away from him and gripped the skirting of the dress.

"But I understand if you don't feel the same way... We can act as if nothing happened, or we can part ways. Whatever you feel more comfortable with." She tried to keep her voice leveled, but it shook nonetheless, and the tears that she tried to hold in trailed down her face.

Gabriel still remained silent, but now looked away from her. She couldn't bear to see what his expression could possibly be, so she turned around and walked back into the bathroom where her clothes rested on the counter.

She wiped the tears away and the makeup that was beginning to run down her face, changing back into the outfit that she wore before.

She took several deep breaths to compose herself, before stepping out.

Opening the door, she noticed Gabriel standing across the room, his arms crossed.

He glanced up at her, and met her eyes, which held a look of concern.

She sniffled. "What do you want?"

He seemed taken back by this. "You do know that you never let me explain how I felt?"

Elise glanced down at the floor, expecting the worst. "Go on…"

"I don't want to part ways at all."

She quickly glanced up at him again, confused by what he was saying.

A slight blush spread across his face, he looked off in thought for some time, before speaking again. "I feel the same way about you. I really like you a lot, and didn't know how to say it, or when to show my feelings…I'm not very good with words as you can tell."

She stepped closer to him, hesitantly taking her hands in his.

He looked down at their hands intertwined, a small smiled then formed on his lips.

"We don't have to rush this…Us." She reassured him.

He chuckled to himself. "There's no rush." He agreed in a soft tone.

"But can I ask you one thing?"

"And what might that be?" Gabriel responded.

"Can you kiss me again?" She asked nervously.

He blushed before leaning down towards her. "How could I ever deny that request?"