Below Zero (The STEMinist Novellas, #3)

by Ali Hazelwood

“Beautiful. You are very, very beautiful. Probably the most . . . And you’re obviously smart and funny, so . . .”

He’s still staring at me. Like he’s found his long-missing house keys and is afraid he’ll lose them again if he looks away.

“Hannah, there is nowhere else I’d rather be.”

“Is that why you came to rescue me?” I tease. “Because you were thinking about it? Because you have been secretly pining for years?” He meets my eyes squarely. “I don’t know that there was anything secret about that.”

“Hannah, if that changes. If you ever find yourself able to believe that someone could care about you that much. And if you wanted to actually . . . have dinner with that someone.” He lets out a laugh. “Well . . . Please, consider me. You know where to find me.”