Cold day

"...r..r..really?" she stuttered in a hushed whisper as her face flushed a bright pink. "T..t..tr..truly?" she continued as she brought her hand together just under her chin. "And you don't..." she paused to collect her thoughts very briefly. "...you don't think that I'm...ugly?"

She watched, watched as he stared back at her and waited. Waited for an answer...

One that came with a bright warm smile:

"Never." he replied as he gentle placed his hands over hers. "Never..."