Clementine;
I was taken aback for a moment, even confused about why he would ask me such a thing. But then I managed to put a smile on my lips just to show I was uncomfortable but not offended, because I really wasn't.
"What's so exciting about that?" I asked him, and after I had overcome my awkwardness and shock,
"There is—I don't know," he uttered, "I just know that I want to." This time, he wasn't even smiling to make it seem like he was joking around. I could tell he was pretty serious.
"Haiden, I don't want to start something that would get us in trouble, because I'm not ready for anything else."
As soon as I said that, he began to nod, giving me the impression he already knew what I was talking about.
"I know. I'm not asking for a relationship. It's just that—forget it," he said, and the way he did, I was shocked. And then he just started to climb down.
"What, you don't want to stick around?" I asked, and he began to shake his head.
