Beauty's breath caught instantly. 

"I... mean ..I want you to see yourself as a beautiful, gorgeous woman that you are".

Bruno added, clenching his fingers tightly inside his pockets.

"That's all? Please tell me that's not all," Beauty pleaded silently, her eyes focused on him. Her pulse thrummed in her ears, and she couldn't move her eyes away from his.

She waited, but nothing more came from his mouth. She had to say ...