he takes in her tearstained face for a moment,
before realization dawns on his agonizingly perfect features
"that was your first kiss, wasn't it?
and then, after . . .
why didn't you tell me that we were going too fast?"
she blushes
feeling very hot and uncomfortable
"i don't know, i just
didn't feel like i needed to?
i don't know!"
he shakes his head,
expression torn between amusement and perplexity
"oh, adeline
you're going to be the end of me"
he leans in to kiss her
she lets him
YOU ARE READING
into the woods (on hold)
Short Story*on hold until further notice* she took off her shoes and walked into the woods she felt lost and found with every step she took and she explored things she never would have dared to before