Think it through

Meredith's standpoint

"Aaron, are you sure you are okay?" He leaned forward, pressed his right elbow on the table, and rested his cheek on his palm. He had a dreamy girl smile on and an adorable twinkle in his eyes. I swallowed the lump in my throat and laughed nervously at the way he was looking at me.

"You are freaking me out, sir, can you cut it out?" I asked while shifting uncomfortably on the chair. He chuckled, a chuckle that made his eyes gleam more.

"I love it when you call me by my name, it makes me picture how it would sound from your lips as a scream." My eyes flew wider than they already had.

"Sir!"

"Call me Aaron or I won't answer you," he said sternly. I placed my hand on my chest as if I was finding it difficult to breathe.

Why was I overreacting? The man I had been harboring feelings for quite a long time was suddenly warming up to me when I decided to give up. Is anybody making sense out of this?

"Okay," I inhaled and exhaled.

"Do you wanna tell me now why you