Chapter 451

"What brings you here?" Brandon asked, putting down the work in his hands. I walked up behind him and gently stroked his chin. "I missed you." But my sudden display of affection didn't seem to bring him joy. Instead, he looked concerned. He grasped my waist and spun me around, pulling me onto his lap. "What's going on?" I looked up at him, noticing the tension in his face. I playfully tapped the tip of his nose with my finger. "You always seem to know everything." "Then don't hide anything from me," he said. "Lisa left the country," I said, deciding to mention her first. He didn't seem surprised. "Oh." I ran my hand over the contours of his nose. "Brandon, as a man, you'd know best. Do guys prefer it when women are clingy?" "Are you asking this on behalf of Lisa?" He looked at me, letting me continue to touch his face. "Not exactly, I'm asking for myself and all the women out there." "It depends on the man." His answer was vague. I moved my hand to his eyebrow, tracing its s