After a few blinks, Joanna knew she could not deny this chemistry anymore. With a small sigh, she stepped back a little, her hands slipping from his shoulders while he still held her firmly by the waist."Julian, it’s not that I don’t want this," Joanna said, her voice steadying as her focus locked back into place. "But the timing is horrible. Can we take it slow? Will you have patience?"Julian understood she needed a sense of control over her life, especially after everything she had been through. He felt the exact same way. Dating is not something one does in an apocalypse, right? He nodded slowly, his dark eyes fixed on hers, waiting for her to go on."I can't just rush into a relationship, Julian," Joanna said softly, her voice carrying the weight of her cautious boundaries.
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