Amelia PoV
"Aww, don't you two make a cute couple?" a passing woman in robes said, giggling.
"C-couple?" Vadim asked, stepping back so abruptly that I almost stumbled, the warmth instantly receding. He looked flustered, his face turning a shade of crimson that rivaled my pink coat. His warm blue eyes darted to the grinning woman, then to me, a mixture of embarrassment and something else I couldn't quite decipher.
I, on the other hand, found myself giggling, a light, airy sound that surprised even myself. The woman's innocent comment had shattered the weighty tension of the moment, and Vadim's reaction was utterly endearing.
