Derek grabbed my arm. His usually carefree face was full of curiosity and barely contained excitement. His brown eyes stared at me without blinking.

He even forgot to breathe. It was like my answer was incredibly important to him!

"Yeah, I did."

I was confused. "What's going on?"

The next second, he pulled me into a tight hug.

His chest was trembling!

This was totally different from the last hug, which was careful and restrained.

He seemed to be ...