Lucas
I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came. What could I say? I know? I feel it too. It all seemed so inadequate, so trite in the face of the raw vulnerability in her eyes.
“Are you sure of what you’re saying?”I asked and she smiled.
"I don't know," she replied softly, "Maybe I'm wrong. It's just... a lot. But I do know I feel that way right now, who knows what might happen later,” she let out a deep breath, "I'm going to… I'm going to go to the bathroom."
She turned and with pure instinct, my hand shot out, my fingers wrapping gently around her wrist.
She stopped, her back still to me, I tugged lightly, and she turned, her eyes wide with surprise. I didn't give myself time to think, I stepped into her space, cupped her jaw with my free hand, and kissed her.
I felt the ini
