Silver Creek What a wonderful world

Her answer was unexpected, but not looked down on. Novak was a skilled listener, likely because he was trained to listen to orders constantly, but his interest in Natashe only fueled his supposed talent. His sapphire gaze didn't shift from her, and barely blinked as she spoke. The brute lowered his haunches to the snow covered ground, luckily well built for the frigid terrain. 

"If it makes you feel any better, I still find you attractive." It was a reference to their first meeting, where she mentioned he would likely lose attraction to her once her heat ended, and in an attempt to cheer her up he concluded that his feelings hadn't changed. Yes, it was a strangely blunt way of lightening the mood, but he had no idea it was an odd thing to say.

"You also have me." It wasn't necessarily a hint to them being more than friends, as he hardly even knew what a relationship was, but he could easily be a good friend. Well, maybe not so easily, he hasn't had many in his life that weren't forced. But he was try hard to be the best friend he could ever be to Natashe, if she allowed him.