“The truth?” she replied, keeping her eyes on him. With his reaction, she was pretty firmly convinced that he was aware of whatever was or could be between them, that he had feelings for her, and was just ignoring and trying to deny them. On the one hand, it was pretty exciting and terrifying to have your feelings for someone returned, but on the other, why wouldn’t he just tell her? Was he afraid of her reaction? Did he just not know how she felt?
“Are we just gonna continue dancing around this? I know you feel it.”