The Theater

"S-sorry," I said, setting my hands on his chest and tilting my face up to find myself literally nose to nose with him. We both froze when our eyes met, my heart stopping in my chest. His eyes were such a beautiful green up close... I opened my mouth to say something, but all that came out was a nervous breath. What was I supposed to say? I was so distracted by his closeness that I forgot where we were. I forgot that we were just friends and that I couldn't feel this way about him.
I flinched when I felt Jake's fingers touch the back of my neck, my skin burning hot against his. My mind was screaming at me to pull away, but I didn't. I sucked in a breath, my eyes moving down to his lips... his lips that were slowly getting closer to mine as we leaned toward each other, our eyes starting to drift shut, Jake's heart pounding one hundred miles an hour under my fingers...
When Jake's phone rang, causing us to jump apart. The moment now broken, I quickly stood up, trying to catch my breath. My heart was still racing in my chest, the skin on my neck tingling where he'd touched it. "I'll be back." I breathed, turning around and walking out of the theater without looking back.

Grace and Jake have been best friends forever. They do everything together. But as they go through their senior year, they start to see each other differently... as more than friends. But neither of them are willing to admit it to themselves, or the other. They like their friendship the way it is, and don't want to risk anything changing. But when Grace and Jake go out on a friendly outing and almost kiss... everything changes. Should they risk their relationship to take it farther?
Grace and Jake go through all kinds of challenges and their love for each other grows and they lean things about themselves and the ones they love that they never knew about. But there is one thing that happens to them that will change both of their lives forever.
The Attack.