Arielle’s POV“Wait… do what?” I asked, my voice barely more than a breath.David didn’t answer immediately. He stepped closer instead, the mattress dipping under his weight as he sat beside me. The faint scent of his cologne drifted into the air. It smelled woody and familiar, something that used to comfort me.“I’ve been distant these days, right?” he said finally, his voice softer than usual.His fingers slipped into my hair, stroking gently, almost cautiously like he wasn’t sure he still had the right to touch me that way.I stiffened for a second before forcing myself to relax. “You have,” I replied.“It’s not helping us,” he continued, his gaze was fixed somewhere on the bedspread instead of me. “And I know it isn’t appropriate.”I frowned slightly. “So?”He exhaled, then turned to look at me, he really looked at me this time. “Let’s go on a date, Ari. Just the two of us. However you want it. It’s up to you.”For a second, I just stared at him.A date. That was it?The tension
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