-LUTHER-
In the last millisecond, good sense slammed back into me, and I snapped out of it. I lifted my head and pressed a quick, barely‑there kiss to Audrey’s forehead.
When I pulled away, she looked at me with those big dove eyes. A whirlwind of emotions crossed her face. Shock, confusion, then understanding. Her lips were parted, and there was a hint of desire too, but I was pretty sure that part was just me projecting.
One moment, I was bringing her to my favorite place, trying to give her a little lightness. It started harmless, simple, nothing but Platonic.
But then she sat in my spot, her sweet scent mixing with the desert air and filling my lungs, and something shifted. She looked at the landscape with this quiet wonder, as if she could speak to it and it would answer back. She
