|Katherine|
My heart stuttered the moment our eyes locked.
Just one look—and everything I’d been trying to suppress came rushing back in a wave of warmth and confusion. A quiet joy bloomed inside my chest, soft and sudden, like sunlight slipping through the cracks. Or maybe… maybe it wasn’t joy. Maybe it was the ache of missing him. Maybe I missed the banter, the way he smirked when he caught me off guard.
Before I could think twice, my feet moved on their own. Quick, eager, reckless. I walked too fast, almost tripping over myself in my rush to reach him, like my body didn’t get the memo that I was supposed to be playing it cool.
I hadn’t expected to see him. Not here. Not now. And definitely not this soon. The sight of him hit me like a surprise I hadn’t prepared for.
I thought he’l
