We were with friends, who had faces I didn't recognize. We would have small talk, but we were awkward. He sat on the couch. I sat next to him, not too close. I had my laptop in my hands, I was playing music. Happier by Ed Sheeran came on.
I felt his presence get closer and his hand trail lightly down my arm before intertwining with my hand as the word Happier was sang... I felt my stomach twist and my breath caught in my throat. I fluttered my eyelids and tried to breathe.
His head and face came closer to mine as my heart raced in my chest. I felt his heart beat at the same pace. Our faces got closer, our hearts beat quicker, our breathing got unsteady.
We met in that second.
Then I woke up. And realization hit me, once again, like it had every night before this one.
