Dangerously Close

Clara

“Would you like to kiss me, Clara?”

That was what I heard. But I was sure, that was not what he had just said.

Rowan didn’t see me like that. To him, I was just a friend, maybe even like a sister. So why was he suddenly standing so close? Why was his hand tilting my chin up, his thumb brushing softly against my skin, like he was waiting for the slightest nod, the smallest sign that he could