Sometimes, she catches Soo Ha staring at her with an intent gaze, like he's trying to catch a glimpse of a concrete thought. Sometimes she ignores it and lets him see what she's thinking. Serves him right if he doesn't see what he likes or likes what he sees.

Sometimes she purposely blanks out her mental voice and thinks about grass and how green it is. When he cottoned on to that mind-reading boyfriend blocking technique after the third time she tried it, he looked and her directly and whined that it wasn't fair, to which she just smiled sweetly at him.

Sometimes she repeats his name over and over again in her mind's voice, Soo Ha, Soo Ha, Soo Ha, and hopes he catches all the nuances of like and love and affection in the litany.

Soo Ha, I love you.

Soo Ha, I can't believe you're here by my side.

Soo Ha, you may be the man I've never dared to dream of.

Soo Ha. Soo Ha. Soo Ha.

When he catches that thought he turns the most brilliant smile on her that she's ever seen, and she catches her breath. He kisses her hard and fast, and goes back to his book, mumbling that she's better stop it unless she meant to take it further beyond her pre-set "boundaries".

She smiles and goes back to her own book.

Soo Ha, will you be mine, now and forever?