Aurum held Ivy's hand.

"Having you by my side will help distract me," he said, rubbing her hand with his fingertips.

She blinked and finally responded, "Okay."

Gale watched the scene with a gleeful smile. She nudged Shawn. "Hey, do you think... they are together now?"

"How would I know? Aren't you eavesdropping?"

"Aurum just confessed, but Ivy hasn't accepted yet," Gale whispered.

"In that case, they're not together."

"No, no, no, it's my fault! Right when Ivy was about to answer, I was