A month had passed since Aaliyah met Damiano, and in that short time their connection had grown quietly but intensely, late-night studio sessions, subtle glances, jokes only they understood, and shared creative energy that made every rehearsal feel electric, yet Aaliyah had tried to keep her distance, especially after the first hints of complications with Damiano's past surfaced, avoiding him in hallways, taking different entrances, and pretending to be busy, but the viral leak of Two Lovers changed everything, with fans obsessing over the way their voices intertwined and speculating about hidden feelings, leaving Aaliyah panicked and overwhelmed, and then fate intervened when the door to a small soundproof studio room jammed, trapping them together in a space so tight that neither could escape, the air charged with months of unspoken emotions, Damiano's eyes searching hers as he finally spoke, revealing the truth about Giorgia confronting him and leaving for Italy, confessing that he hadn't meant for any of this to happen, that he couldn't stop thinking about Aaliyah, that every moment of connection between them had only made his feelings undeniable, and Aaliyah, heart pounding and chest tight, realized she felt the same pull she had been trying to ignore, the heat between them almost unbearable, and when he whispered, "I'm in love with you," the small room seemed to shrink, containing the confession and the overwhelming truth that their month of almosts had finally collided with reality, leaving them both trembling in the intensity of what they could no longer deny.
