Chapter 1069 - I like you (2/2)

”Thank you,” Hayley gave her a bigger smile than the ones before..

Someone knocked on the door, before coming. ”Sorry for the intrusion, but I've been told that despite the sign Hayley is here”

Seeing the girl who had entered. Hayley stood up and almost had tears in her eyes herself.

”Wendy, you're all good!”

Although the two of them hadn't really spoken much, Wendy had protected her and there was a link between these two people. As they ran up to hug each other.

'I guess it's my cue to get out of here,' Layla decided and was about to leave.

”Wait, Layla, I nearly forgot what I wanted to tell you!” Hayley called out to stop her for a moment. ”Earlier you said that Quinn always seems to be busy and that there never seems to be a right time to talk to him, right? Well, he seems pretty free at the moment, so you should go and talk to him. Who knows when you get another opportunity like this?”

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As if to prove Hayley's point, shortly after she went out, Layla saw none other than Quinn.

'I don't want to have any more regrets,' Layla, perhaps still influenced by the pep talk she had just received, decided to approach Quinn.

”Quinn…it's been a while I was wondering if we could talk,” Layla spoke in a somewhat embarrassed tone.

”Oh..” Quinn replied, not really knowing what else to say. ”Is it something important, or did something happen?”

”It is important….to me.” Layla said.

However, she suddenly noticed that the stuff she wanted to talk with him about was rather private, so she asked him to accompany her out of the Shelter. Since he was done with his business and Layla wouldn't just come to him without a reason, he agreed.

The duo headed through the forest. There was an awkward silence between the two of them throughout the whole walk. Eventually the duo arrived at a lake that was green in colour, making for an idyllic scene.

On the other end, they could even see a beast drinking from the lake itself. It was too far to be any concern for them though.

”Quinn, is there anyone you like?” Layla asked, finally breaking the silence.

”Anyone I like?” Quinn was shocked by the sudden question. He had been wondering what she might want to talk about, but his thoughts had mostly been about something Pure related.

However, after thinking about it, he was quickly reminded of how Vincent would constantly tell him to have some fun with certain girls.

”Like, what do you think about Erin? She's a beauty that everyone liked at school?” Layla continued, since Quinn didn't say anything.

”Erin? Well me and her don't really talk much. Besides, she's quite scary when someone upsets her,” Quinn replied, before he added. ”And between the two of us, it's not particularly hard to upset her accidentally.”

He thought that might break the ice a bit, but Layla didn't really react. Instead she continued questioning him:

”Then what about that Bonny girl? I mean you kissed her on live TV. Isn't an adventurous girl like her your type? Someone who is always doing exciting things and stuff on her own?”

”Please, how many times have I tried to explain that that whole thing was all a giant misunderstanding? I was just trying to do something with my vampire powers and it backfired spectacularly. Also, I don't think I would like someone like her as my girlfriend.”

”I mean, I would never be able to see her, unless I accompanied her on one of her adventures and with the type of responsibilities I have now, I can't really afford to do that. Sometimes I wished all of this was over, and I could return to being a normal guy. If I wasn't the Cursed faction leader, I would just finish my military training, look for the right woman to settle down, have a family, a house, two kids, maybe a dog,” Quinn shared his thoughts.

At his point he didn't really know whether was saying but the image of when he lived his life as Vincent, with his family had appeared in his head.

”Then what about Helen? She made it clear that she liked you. A strong beauty that probably is matched with your talents and could give you the kind of life once all of this is over?” Layla asked.

”Helen… I think she is a good person… but I can't help but be cautious towards her. How can I date someone if I don't even trust them?”

Layla was a bit surprised after hearing the answer. The others Quinn had disregarded quite quickly, but with Helen he had hesitated. Did that mean that he did have some feelings for her, but chose not to act because he couldn't trust her?

Perhaps he didn't trust her due to how much time they had spent together. But didn't that mean, that if he were to trust her, then there was nothing stopping him from pursuing her?

Once again, Layla was thinking of pulling back, but clenching her fist she told herself that she couldn't give up this time. She walked in front of Quinn, standing at the very edge of the lake and turned around, placing her hair behind her ear.

”Since you've been so honest with me, I only have one more question for you, Quinn. What about me? Quinn, I… like you….I like you a lot, but what do you feel towards me?”

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