To thaw

Daphne's heart was being thwarted at an unprecedented rate and for a few seconds she thought, 'So what if I get hurt later?' allowing her emotional shackles to drop.

Ezra's expressions were too genuine for Daphne to ignore and for her not to be charmed.

In that moment, she decided. She would throw herself in this relationship, head first.

As much as she disliked the fact that he had had relations with Theresa, at the time that he did, they were not really a couple, and she was the one that ignored him.

Daphne knew how it felt to be disregarded, as such, she could not fault him too much. Her impulsive streak when in certain emotional states was why she was where she was today. Her company had been a reaction on her wishes being disregarded by her father; her marriage had been a reaction to her sudden lack of belief in love…

Had she been in his situation, where she wanted to have a try at a married life, and she was treated with the same reluctance that she knew she had expressed, she would have long kicked him to the curb.

Sure, he had never truly expressed himself, but between the two of them, he was the one greeting her, and telling her where he was going when she did not ask. Daphne had never greeted him first.

Until now, she believed he played at being a good husband, trying to keep up appearances… but even if it was true, she hadn't even given him the same treatment in response. She had acted the same way she felt. Indifferent. So, as much as she wanted to blame him for his relationship with Theresa, she did not think that she had the right to, since she would do much worse in his situation, had the roles been reversed.

Since he said he would put effort into their relationship and that he would fire Theresa, Daphne was willing to trust him this once and hope he would not disregard her, later.

At the same time, since Daphne wanted genuine change in her life and had decided on it earlier that day, she had to be willing to take risks. Her dissatisfactions were mostly emotion based; with her feeling lonely, frustrated, and other such emotions; she had to let herself be emotionally vulnerable.

Both parties were thinking of different things as they were looking at each other, one with an expression of infatuation and slight confusion, the other with a look of appreciation and determination.

"So, which part specifically do you like the most about boyband dance? There are, and were, many boybands after all. I doubt you are the fan of all." Ezra said, choosing to interlock his fingers to her back and leaning further back. He wanted to observe her overall, with her naked thighs on both sides of him and all.

He had changed his position in the armchair midway through their bout; at this moment, he was barely sitting on it as he had wanted to make her more comfortable while she was straddling him. His position made him capable of leaning back a fair amount on the chair. He could better observe her like this.

Daphne did not take much to answer and said,

"The moves, the synchronization between the dancers, and I especially like it if they look like they are enjoying it or if they smile. If they try too hard, look exhausted or you can tell by their faces that the only thing on their mind is what the next move is and not to mess up… then, I will probably not enjoy it."

After a pause, she continued,

"To be honest, it could be country music too. It depends on how the moves make the male body look; posture is also a big factor along with the music itself."