I felt it

I revealed a vulnerable side of myself that night, some pain hidden in my mind.  He looked at me longer than usual, like he really just realized something about me.  For a split second, I wondered what the look was about. Then I just knew.  I smiled and kept his eye contact until he broke it.  In that moment, I felt like he understood me without even saying a word.  He wanted to get up and hug me and make me feel better.  He wanted to show that he cared about me, but again his insecurities won.  He might never tell me what he feels for me, but I felt it and that was good enough for me in that moment.