“A-Are you my… second chance mate?”
Elijah opens his mouth to answer, but at the very last second, I raise my hand to stop him from saying the words.
“No, wait—I changed my mind!” I tell him, panicking all of a sudden. “Don’t say anything! Don’t ruin it!”
He stares at me, utterly baffled. “I beg your pardon?”
“I’m sorry!” I shake my head, covering my ears. I feel silly but my fear is so overwhelming it beats everything else. “I don’t want to know! At least… not right now… I just want—Everything is perfectly fine as it is and… knowing will… it will ruin everything! I don’t—I can’t…” I’m suddenly at a loss for words, not really sure how to explain myself without offending him in the process and doing irreparable damage.
I feel his hands gently prying my hands away from my ears. “Breathe
