Elena
"And what's up with you?" I casually asked Rafael as I moved to sit on the bed.
The Rafael I knew—even when cautious—was carefree, but now he was so locked in on himself.
"Nothing really." His eyes looked drowned in exhaustion and something else I couldn't quite place yet.
"You've been this way the entire trip." I paused, trying to find the right word to say: "Weird."
"I just missed you," he now had a forced smirk on his face.
"All you've ever done is hover over me." I rolled my eyes, averting his gaze.
"Maybe that's not enough." He closed the distance in a second, plopping himself on the bed.
"I don't—"
"Shh," he brought my face to his with his finger on my chin and planted a soft kiss on my lips.
He was slow and gentle as he sucked my lower lip and gently pushed his tongu
