Elijah

Sophia pulling me into her room surprised me, and I stumbled. My arms instinctively went around her as I stepped back, so I wouldn’t fall on her, and I hit the door. I heard it close behind me, and went still. In a second, the realization that we were alone in Sophia’s room hit me, and I stiffened. I looked down at Sophia, and my hands tightened where I had them on her waist.

“Sophia…” I said her name, my voice husky as my eyes went half-lidded.

I’d wanted to kiss her for a while now. When I got her to relax around me, it was easy enough to...