Anelisa

A sense of pride lurks inside me as I tilted my head to look at him.

He gave me his hand to hold but I flung it away and he huffed.

"I told you, I'd be perfect" I affirmed but weakly, unable to rise yet.

"Still haven't convinced me yet" he mused suddenly rolling his sleeve up until he got hooked at his elbow.

I stupidly analyzed every attempt he made and I was suddenly thirsty...not for water but for this man.

First, as the sleeve climbed past his wrist, the tension in his arm became a ...