Broken Antler Fen Heart on my sleeve

Mason listened intently. He didn’t have half a clue, so anything Seb gave him would be information worth knowing. His end advice was of course the most sensible route. Just tell her. Mason’s heart somersaulted unhappily at the thought, but he supposed the end result would be worth the discomfort if she said she liked him too. He resolved to tell her the next time he saw her and have done with all the dilly-dallying about.

“I’m gonna tell her then. I s’pose the worst she can say is she only likes me as a friend. And then we get to still be friends.” Despite his brave words, he wasn’t sure he could actually enjoy that prospect. How could you be just friends with someone you fancied, once you found out they didn’t fancy you back?

“I was looking at this territory a while ago – is it a nice place to live?” Mason wanted an insider’s views. Sebastian may have chosen it simply because it was out of the way.