Beauty barely managed to nod, her mind blank except for the overwhelming presence of him standing there, so close she could smell the faint scent of his cologne. 

"I-I don't mind," she breathed nervously. 

She could feel her cheeks burning, her body reacting to every subtle movement of his, every glance that lingered too long. Why does he have to be so close? She was barely holding it together.

Bruno's lips parted as if he wanted to say something more, but then he ...