Closing the Distance

I regretted the words the moment they slipped past my lips.

Cassian lowered his gaze to my hand wrapped around his wrist, then slowly looked back up at me, his expression unreadable.

I snatched my hand away and cleared my throat, unsure what to do in such an awkward situation.

“It's just that... it's raining pretty hard, so...” I cleared my throat again and took a step back. “You don't have to com