His eyes widen. “What?”

“Please,”

He exhales, shaking his head gently. “Jules, you’re going through an emotional roller coaster right now. Trust me, you don’t want this. You think you do, but you don’t.”

“You said you’d help me,” I whisper. “You said you’d be there for me. And right now… what I want is for you to kiss me”

He hesitates searching my face, like he is thinking it through. Then, after a moment, he mutters under his breath, “Oh ...