*Aaron*
I know the moment she walks in that something is amiss, even with the damn mask keeping her expression from me. I can see it in the set of her jaw, the dimpling of her chin. When I reach her, before I can even touch her, she shakes her head.
“I shouldn’t have come. I can’t do this tonight, and yet I wanted to see you”.
“What happened ? Tell me what’s wrong”. Although I have my suspicions.
A quivering smile. “Would you come somewhere with me ?”
“To the ends of the earth”. My immediate response takes me off guard. It is not delivered in a flirtatious manner, but because I mean the words. I will contemplate that unsettling thought later.
A little huff of breath that might have passed for a laugh in other circumstances escapes her lips. “Not nearly that far. My car is down the str
