Despite their night together.
He still wasn't fully used to being close to the opposite sex.
The girl next to him leaned her entire weight on him.
Brandon Heath had to extend his arm to hold her, lest she lose her balance and fall to the ground.
As such, their physical contact increased even more.
Aria Rowlett leaned on him, and gently shook his arm while holding onto it. Her voice was soft and coquettish, "Brandon Heath, I feel so dizzy."
Brandon's body tensed, not daring to move at all. His voice was equally taut: "Ms. Aria, you're drunk. Let me take you home to rest, and you won't feel so bad."
"But I don't want to go home."
Aria bit the corner of her lip, looking up at him with flushed cheeks and a hazy gaze, "Brandon Heath, can you take me to the mountain to get some fresh air? Didn't you say you'd take me to the mountain to stargaze? Can we go now?"
"It's been so long since I last saw the stars."
"I'm sure the stars tonight are especially beautiful."
