The room fell into a quiet stillness after that, and neither of us spoke again as the silence settled heavily between us.
I turned away from him and lay back down, pulling the blanket over myself as I faced the opposite side, unwilling to continue the conversation because, at that moment, there was nothing more that needed to be said.
Behind me, I felt him shift slightly, and then the bed moved under his weight.
Before I could react—
His hand reached for my arm, and in one swift motion, he pulled me back toward him.
The movement was sudden and unexpected, leaving me with no time to resist as my body turned slightly with the force of it, and before I could gather my thoughts or say a word—
He leaned in.
His lips brushed against mine.
I froze instantly, my entire body going still as my mind went completely blank for a brief moment, unable to process what had just happened.
This was not what I expected.
Not after everything we had just discussed.
