I try taking a deep breath and fail miserably. He is so near. No space between us so that it’s hard to breathe. I can smell his scent. His intoxicating scent and minty breath as it fans my face. I can hear his soft breathing and it makes things worse. “Get away from me.” I try shouting but it ends up being a whisper. “Why? Are you sure?” He asks and sighs softly. “Yeah. You are suffocating me.” It’s still a whisper. “I don’t think so.” I see him raise a hand and shiver involuntarily. He smirks and runs his knuckles on my cheekbone. My heart flips on and off. I can’t think of anything else. Apart from the lips that are so close, yet so far. I don’t want to mess things up. I can’t afford to do so. One kiss and I will be stripping naked for this god standing before me. I can’t. At leas