Music begins to play from a speaker I assume River has somewhere in the room connected to his phone.
It's a soft piano melody that makes goosebumps rise on my skin.
I'm not a big fan of instrumentals but this one wins me over.
"I feel like all of this was pre-planned," I state as I nervously watch him approach me.
Stretching out his hand, he reaches for mine and swiftly pulls me close to him without a word. — Just a smile that's doing weird things to my belly and knees.
This is not healthy.
"Your presence strikes a very innovative side of me," he says softly, almost as if he doesn't want to talk too much, "I kinda missed this."
His hands land on my waist and it takes everything in me not to just stand still and restrict any air circulation in my body by holding my breathe for as long as I can.
Without a word, I hesitantly wrap my arms around his neck and dutifully make it a mission to avoid his eyes.
