The Calm Before the Storm

His lips were a fraction of an inch from mine, the electric anticipation crackling between us like the dying storm outside. I held my breath, every nerve ending in my body hyper-focused on the overwhelming heat of Gideon’s massive frame pressing into my space.

Then, the delicate, electric spell of the moment violently shattered.

*Bzzzz. Bzzzz.*

My phone vibrated so loudly against the wooden n