Negative Distance

His brow furrowed even more deeply.

He had been tricked by this woman.

She had done it on purpose—she hadn't really lost her balance.

That was her signature move, and somehow, it had actually worked on Vance again.

Vance felt that all-too-familiar warmth spreading, a trickle of heat seeping from the small of his back.

"Vance..." Celine looked up, meeting his unreadable eyes.

Carefully, Vance moved