Mission in Frankfurt (7)

Oni glanced at the breakfast and then her sight returned to Jesse. By now, she confirmed that all this is real. It is happening. But she could not understand why…"Why are you doing this?"

Jesse reached with his hand with an intention to touch her cheek, but he remembered her freezing last night when he held her, so he decided not to. His hand changed direction half-way and landed gently on top of hers.

"Oni… I told you last night… I can't stay away from you. I know I messed up. And I don't expect you to forgive me or to forget what happened. But I hope that you will give me a chance to show you that I can change. For you."

Oni stared at his hand covering hers and she struggled to process his words. "What do you mean by: give you a chance?"