Lorraine didn’t move. How could she after what Jesse had done and said?

Her brain was still rebooting from the kiss when she took a shaky step back. Jesse reached out instinctively to pull her closer but she immediately lifted a hand, stopping him.

"Don’t… touch me." Her voice cracked as she swallowed. Her eyes were still wide with disbelief. "What did you... just do?"

He didn’t even blink. "Kissed you."

She opened her mouth, closed it, tried again. "Who are you to..." ...