As she slowly took her hand away and put it in her lap, he wasn't sure if she would answer for a moment. She finally said, "It shouldn't be, but it is."
That would work for him.
He smiled at her and said, "I'd like to be completely honest with you." "A woman isn't necessary for me to move up in the gang, and I wouldn't use you in that way." I also don't plan to keep our relationship casual. For now, you can call it "dating," but I think it's much more important than that. I really want you. I plan to have you, too."
She looked at him across the booth with her head tilted a little, as if she were judging him. He could almost see her mind going crazy until she leaned back and her shoulders got loose.
Before she slowly smiled back at him, he hadn't realized he'd been holding his breath.
