"Have you? After that night, during all these days we've spent together, has your heart ever beat for me?" Shawn asked.

She was silent.

"If you don't answer, I'll see it as a silent acknowledgment that you… love me."

Gale pursed her lips, forcing out an ugly smile. "Does that even matter? If you love me and I love you, would we be able to be together?"

"I want to know your answer."

As long as she said that she loved him, then he would be able to jump into the fire, ignoring everything else!