The room is deathly quiet.  There is no wind or creaks or anything that you might find in the real world.  All of time seems to be stopped for this moment.  Makayla turns around to face him.

"I know you have feelings for me, just as I think I may have feelings for you." Her database tries to make her avatar take a deep breath, followed by a gulp, but her internal coding deems it unnecessary in this environment. "But, I'm not ready, and even though you think you are, you aren't either."

*** special thanks to :icondeftmonkey: for the great pics and story ideas ***