Roxanne remained still for a long time. She had seen the look in his eyes; she had been aware of his crush on her back in High School, and possibly even during kidnappings, but she never suspected the feeling was this deep. Not even when he gave her that look of utter defeat.
"Really?" she asked with doubt.
"Yes!" he replied frantically. "I love you, Roxanne. More than I've ever loved anything before. You've changed me. You've made me not want to be the bad guy any more. You-"
It was Roxanne's turn to cut him off with a kiss.