Who's Leading This Conversation?

         Standing there, she coughed. Purposely, of course. She didn't know what to say, or what to think. Frozen. No waves crashed to his side. No. She just stood there. How do you express these words? She just wants to say, "I love you, I love you, I love you", but the words won't come out. Will it be enough? Is that even enough...? Of all the words in the library she had for a mind, she cannot find a phrase suitable to express how she feels. Until he spoke. "Are you okay?"

Simple. Light-hearted. It was just a question. "I could answer that." She thought. 

"I'm wonderful."

         Standing there, he was silent. Not on purpose, of course. He just didn't know what to say. Frozen, but what fire doesn't burn? No sparks hit her eyelids, not even near her heart. No. He just stood there. How do you express these words. He just wanted to say, "I love you, I love you, I love you", but the words just would come out! Will it be acceptable...? Is that even enough?  Of all the words in the temple he had for a mind, he could not think of a phrase suitable to express how he feels. Until she coughed. 

Implicated. Awkward.  It was just a cough. "I could answer that." He thought. 

"Are you okay?"

...

Silence drew as she smiled at him.

"I'm wonderful."