Her eyes widened as he confessed that he was in love with her.  She had been speaking more as to what they needed to appear to be, not necessarily making her own confession of how much she had fallen for him...Even though she realized in that moment, that she absolutely had fallen for him in the past week.  She was not sure she was ready to say it aloud like he just had, but she had shown how much she cared about him in other ways.<br/><br/>She sat there, wading through those feelings as he dealt with the delivery guy at the door.  Once the door was closed and they were again alone, she knew she could not let that all hang in the air between them.  "Casey, I'm--"  She swallowed and tried to figure out how to put it all into words without sounding sappy or over-enthusiastic.  "I've fallen for you too.  At first, I thought this would be a marriage where we were just business partners, but today when my mother, who controls my future, my job and a large part of my life told me to give you up or face dire consequences...I chose you."<br/><br/>Those words led her to another realization.  "Also-- Shit.  I might not have a job anymore.  Or a future on the council.  I mean, I'm fine, I have money saved up and money I inherited, but still...I gained a husband and lost a few other things."  She added, looking a bit blank and a bit confused.