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Kara stood and faced Dain. “Look, Dain. You’re very handsome, and I like you a lot, but it was a spur of the moment thing.” Dain nervously lowered his head. “So…you didn’t want to kiss me?” “It’s not that I didn’t want to, Dain. It’s just…I don’t know. It’s hard to explain.” “You’re scared, aren’t you? Scared of letting me close and losing me like your parents?” Kara faltered for a moment, startled by Dain’s rash statement. “Just leave it, Dain. It was a moment of weakness. I was…confused. It won’t happen again.” Dain placed his hands atop Kara’s shoulders, remembering the words Julius had told him by the bank. He wanted to help. Kara was startled by his invasive gesture, and her eyes widened. “I won’t hurt you, Kara. You can trust me. Julius once sai–” Before Dain could finish, K