Marcus glanced up, attempting to gauge her reaction. After a moment, he set the newspaper aside, intertwining his fingers. With a soft voice, he asked, "Do you want to make our relationship official?"

"What relationship?"

Melissa pretended ignorance as she took the newspaper, scanning its contents before nonchalantly remarking, “Scandals are merely scandals, after all. My face isn't even in the photo."

But Marcus persisted.

Despite being a little slow regarding matters of the heart, he was not completely oblivious, especially when it came to Melissa.