we might be hurting, but I'm ready for the free fall
Jude kissed her again, and she leaned into him, happy to bask in the kiss for as long as he wanted to stay there. When they separated, she hummed her approval against his lips. "Much better." Then she kissed him again, quick and chaste and adoring, before pulling back just enough that they could hold a conversation.
And what a conversation it was. She didn't think twice about the insinuation that they date, and was about to agree when Jude's eyes went wide and he began to immediately backpedal. Soh bit back a giggle, releasing his hand to move hers to caress his cheek. "I'd like this to be dating," she agreed, a sweet smile playing on her lips. Her eyes turned serious, and she spoke hesitantly, perhaps out of her element for one of the first times since they'd known one another. "I think I've wanted this to be... more for a while, I just... didn't realize..." She hesitated, playing with his dark curls. "You're my best friend, Jude. I don't ever want that to change, but I..."
Soh had always loved him. She just hadn't realized how much she loved him.
It wasn't the first time she'd said it, but she'd never meant it quite like this. "I love you." Then she laughed nervously. "Or is it too early to say that?"
And what a conversation it was. She didn't think twice about the insinuation that they date, and was about to agree when Jude's eyes went wide and he began to immediately backpedal. Soh bit back a giggle, releasing his hand to move hers to caress his cheek. "I'd like this to be dating," she agreed, a sweet smile playing on her lips. Her eyes turned serious, and she spoke hesitantly, perhaps out of her element for one of the first times since they'd known one another. "I think I've wanted this to be... more for a while, I just... didn't realize..." She hesitated, playing with his dark curls. "You're my best friend, Jude. I don't ever want that to change, but I..."
Soh had always loved him. She just hadn't realized how much she loved him.
It wasn't the first time she'd said it, but she'd never meant it quite like this. "I love you." Then she laughed nervously. "Or is it too early to say that?"
Sohalia
