"So..." I drag out, raising my brows, "...Just maybe?" I taunt. His nose brushes mine, his mouth so close to mine and my eyes threaten to flutter shut, but he doesn't kiss me. He doesn't close that last bit of torturing distance.
"I did miss you," He breathes out, but the intake of breath has his straightening, and that warm, molten feeling inside of my body evaporates.
"But?" I ask. The word comes out a little bit hallow, and it's fear eating up from my stomach to my chest.
"Don't look like that," Ryder's panic shows in his eyes, "It's good news," He adds very quickly. His eyes flicking between mine as he searches for something unknown to me, but the second I relax, that crazed, worried look disappears from his face.
I shove at his shoulder, "You couldn't have said that to begin with
