My Hockey Alpha
I said, pulling away from the microscope and looking up at James.
“You didn’t see it?” he said, his smile fading. He pulled the microscope to himself and looked in, muttering to himself as he fussed with the dials. “No, I swear it was… What the… That’s odd…”
“What’s wrong?” I said, leaning over out of curiosity and accidentally brushing our shoulders together.
“I swear this was not an ordinary influenza sample,” he muttered, looking up from the microscope.
When he locked eyes with me, I realized now that our faces were incredibly close… Close enough to kiss.