Listening to the silence at the other end of the line, Tom could tell that she had finally processed what he had said, "Lu? Are you still there?" He called softly, as he waited to hear her thoughts on his confession.
Lucy cleared her throat and licked her lips which were suddenly feeling very dry now, "Yeah. I'm still here," she said, gulping softly while her heart continued to race wildly. What was she going to say to him?
