Chapter 36

Gael

As soon as we finish eating, I feel agitated and apprehensive about what I'm about to do, I wait for the waiter to come and remove the plates and I turn to Rayka, taking her hand that is on the table.

I've spent the last few days practicing what to say to her at this moment, and now I can't remember a single word, I should have written it down on paper, but maybe if I did that it wouldn't come out as sincere as it will be now.

“Rayka, in this last month that passed, I had the chance to get to know you better and with each passing day I was more admired by your sweet and at the same time strong way. Without me realizing it, this admiration was becoming something bigger, a stronger feeling and that I know that with time it can become even bigger.”

I stop for a moment to organize my thoughts, taking the opportunity to caress his face.

“That afternoon at Allan's house, when he asked me if what I was proposing was a long-distance dating, I told him no, because it was too early to have