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Chloe was a bit surprised at how direct the question had been. Her cheeks flushed slightly in the cool air, but she knew she had to answer honestly.
"I don't really know..." Chloe admitted, looking down at her hands.
"I find you really attractive, and you're a good guy. But aside from that... my heart desires you sometimes. I don't know if it's just because of Aiden and Camila, or maybe I really like you."
Chloe felt a lot better letting this off her chest. She turned to Von, who also had a deep, thinking gaze as he watched the stars.
"Do you have feelings for me?" she asked back.
The question was much more difficult for Von, but their answers were bound to be almost identical.
Sometimes he felt like he really liked her, and it wasn't just a surface-level attraction.
Of course, Von knew that was likely the effect of his [Immersion] skill blurring his reality, but what if it wasn't? What if he liked her genuinely?
