Her heart jumped. Then it raced; she wasn't able to calm it. "Nathaniel..." Her voice came out softer than intended.

"That's my name." His smile attracted her, she did not miss how irresistible his lips looked. “Are you done staring?”

"Uh?"

When their eyes met, she faked a cough.

She was acting like a fool again.

To avoid becoming a bigger fool, she tried wringing her hand out of his grip.

But he didn't allow it.

With a dangerous excitement, he asked, “Have you forgotten, ...