Her lip quivered as she searched his gaze. There were so many emotions swirling in his eyes even as he tried to hide them behind a blank face. She couldn't pinpoint them all, the swirl of the torrent too constant to allow her the chance.
L.L. dropped her gaze to their clasped hands and she gently squeezed them. She looked back up at him with a small smile, her cheeks still wet, but her tears finally subsiding. "Every beast deserves the chance to find a beauty." She released his hands and brought them to his face, coaxing him to more closer to her. "Even those that don't think they do." She placed her lips against his lovingly, lingering.