The Grand Confession

'What?'

In defense, Nathalie raised her hands, waving so fast at him as she couldn't look directly into his eyes. 

It turned out as though her ears deceived her for this instance.

Her feelings grew stronger, and harder to ignore or even leave unnoticed; a part of her became too restless to the point she needed to be so upfront with her feelings.

With what other opportunity she had other than this time around, or at least she thought then.

While it was but the wishful thinking of hers, by clarifying would be enough to know her place.

Indeed, Mystique needed Keith for a sole purpose, but she was also Nathalie at the same time. In her heart, she sought refuge and solace in him. 

But then, the inevitable came: with Clarice in the picture, the situation would evolve to a more complicated state than they were at the moment.

Nathalie became breathless from the implications he had behind the words he said.