Skyline felt as though she was about to cry. Her chest swelled; he wasn't taking her hints. She took a deep breath and forced her voice to be loud for him. She wasn't yelling, but she forced her voice to be slightly confident. "Jazz, I like you. I really do," she took another shuddering breath. "I have for a long time. I've tried dropping hints for a long time because I've never been confident enough to tell you outright, at least until now."She went quiet then, shutting her eyes and preparing for the rejection she knew was very possible.











