“We can be friends, can’t we?” Blake came out from behind the tree where he shifted, and Tsura was still amazed after their run. She had never seen the forest from that perspective!
“That’s not the best way to begin a date.” She scrunches up her face, and it makes him laugh.
“You have a beautiful smile.” The words are out of her mouth before she can stop them, and the amused look in his eyes tells her he heard her.
“Thank you,” He puts his hand behind her back and leads her back to the clearing where a picnic has been set up. An awkward silence as his question hangs unanswered in the air. Taking her hand, he helps her sit down on one of the bright pillows.
Whoever set this up really went all out. The small table is packed with goodies, and he pours each of them a glass of wine before d
