Haley’s POV
“Can we call this our first date?” Nate asked as he helped me cross a big rock on the trail.
I looked up at him and saw him smiling brightly. My heart fluttered. His smile made me the happiest person alive. I missed it. I hadn’t seen it in a year.
I looked down at my feet and took a deep breath.
“I would hate to spend our first date talking about what I want to talk to you about,” I mumbled quietly.
Nate’s hold on my hand tightened. I stepped over the rock and looked up at him. His smile was gone and it was replaced with a terrified look.
He was shaking and he looked like he was about to have a heart attack.
“I am not leaving you,” I said, knowing that my words probably indicated that I wanted to talk about ending things with him.
He visibly relaxed and breathed out l
