Tiana Williams replied very decisively.
It wasn't that she didn't want to ask or wouldn't ask; anyone who cared would certainly care about this question. In her memory, had Landon Brooke ever given her a very firm and clear answer?
"What's the matter? I asked you, but why don't you answer? Do you need to think that long? You don't seem very sincere, will your answer later be what you truly think? Are you hesitating? But your eyes don't look like you're lying; behavioral science says..."
"Enough, don't use your Criminology or Behavioral Science expertise to analyze us. I love you, forever and always. This kind of thing isn't determined by just saying it; there must be unity between action and consciousness for it to count."
He of course loved her, more than anything else, but just saying so, thinking about the many days ahead, he felt like there were still many things he hadn't done, hadn't done for her, so saying it out loud, he didn't necessarily feel very confident.
