Close enough that she could feel the heat radiating from his body. And for some reason, it made her uneasy.
No matter how many times she had been close to him, closer than this even, it had never felt like this. Her chest tightened. Her heart seemed to skip. Nervousness. Not anger. Not irritation. Something new.
It wasn't just about her past anymore. If it were, she would feel the familiar sting of frustration she always did when they first came together. But this? This nervousness didn't make sense.
Why was she reacting this way? Wasn't nervousness… a feeling you got when you liked someone? No. Impossible. She couldn't like Chibuzor. It just couldn't happen.
Yet, in the quiet pause between them, the thought lingered, uninvited and unwelcome.
"Honey," Chibuzor called softly, not a word, but an entire question in his gaze. He wasn't pressing, wasn't teasing. Just watching.
Concerned. Curious. Confused.
