Orion’s POV
We sat next to each other on the grass, neither of us speaking. She just stared off into the distance, looking breathtakingly beautiful. Usually, I would have been lost in admiration, but her silence made me uneasy. I couldn’t help but wonder if she was feeling embarrassed, or something else entirely.
Oh, my God. What am I doing? You had to be kidding me, Orion. She must be scared after how I just acted. If I hadn’t messed up, things would have gone back to normal between us, just like before. But I couldn’t control myself, could I? I was such an i***t.
"Hey, Ember, um... would you maybe want to go watch the sunset later?" I asked, feeling awkward.
"Yeah... sure." But she didn’t seem as excited as usual. There was a hesitation in her response, like she wasn’t entirely into
