Her cheeks felt unnervingly warm and somehow she couldn’t doubt the fact that this entire process must have been bad for her heart (it had to have been!). She shuts her eyes and squeezes them tightly, figuring it would calm her down some, but to absolutely no avail. But, as quickly as it started it was over and she was left feeling unexpectedly disappointed at their usual break in physical contact.

Speaking shyly and barely above a whisper, she begins to speak up again, “w-well there’s that, but,” a smile, “you also chose well.”