It's A Deal!

Tanaga confessed everything to Ashley. Neither of them noticed that they were shedding tears while talking. As he looked at Ashley, he felt his heart beating faster than its usual pace. He was waiting for Ashley's response, hoping that he would be forgiven for all of his mistakes. 

Ashley slowly withdrew her hand from Tanaga's grip. She wiped her tears before saying, "Thank you for telling me everything. Could you please stand up? I'm the one having a hard time for you."

Tanaga did what she said and stood up to sit beside Ashley. He was holding his breath because he still didn't know how Ashley felt about him; he didn't know if he was forgiven for what he did to her earlier. 

"Ashley? Are you forgiving me?" Tanaga asked, making his face as sympathizing as he could.