She's never looked at me like that. Not once in years.

At the party last night, one thing stood out. The hottest woman in the room — someone I've known for years who has never paid me much attention — paid attention to me. She talked to me most of the evening. Not overtly flirty — she's not the type who does that easily. But she was deliberately standing closer to me than normal. Showing the subtle signs. She controls her behavior carefully. Last night, she wasn't fully controlling it around me. That has never happened before.