EMILY
“Hi," he muttered, standing before me, rubbing his palms. “Sorry for, uh, coming unannounced.”
It was an awkward moment. That bit was certain. I just stared at him, not searchingly, but rather unblinkingly. I guess this was one of those moments that felt a little too magical for even me.
Settling on a couch adjacent to the bed frame, he let out, “Please, say something. Uh, I could go if you, uh, don't want me... just say something.”
Though his words hit my ears quite fine, I still didn't say anything. I also knew he felt I wasn't crazy about him appearing in my bedroom without notice, but that wasn't why I was unresponsive. The truth was that this felt... weird.
Yeah, even for me.
You see, Jake and I now had this connection that could make us get to each other regardless of
