Chapter 53

Normani

“What do you want in a man, Mani?”

I lifted my eyes to look into his dark orbs. There had been a few times over the first few weeks when I had been taken aback by the intensity in his gaze.

We hadn’t said a word since we left the house to each other, and as much as I wanted to know about what happened between him and Victoria. I decided against asking him.

But despite everything that had transpired between us, his eyes seemed to have gotten softer when it was just the two of us, and tonight wasn’t an exception; tonight they felt almost calm and beautiful.

“I don’t know. I’ve never thought about it.”

“I’m sure you might have thought about it, at least once in your life.”

I tried to tug my hand away from his hold, but he held on to it, making it impossible for me to let go. Forcing a smile onto my lips, I glanced around the restaurant, gathering my thoughts. “I’m not trying to be difficult; I have always wondered what it would b