She could feel her heart thumping in her chest like a wardrum. Jon touched her hand lightly. A simple touch, but she'd never felt anything like it. Well, She thought to herself, I guess I really haven't, seeing as I'm ten minutes old.
Jon's hand ascended, stroking her shoulder before moving up to caress her face. He leaned in close. She could feel his breath.
"Wait." She whispered. She reached up a trembling arm and took Jon's hand from herself.
"What's wrong?" She could see the concern in his eyes.
"This is just...I'm sorry. I'm kind of overwhelmed here. Ending up like this, what happened with Karyn...with you."
"But you love me."
"I do." She answered at once, taking his hand again. "But I am you. So you should understand this, is pretty draining. I just need some time. Can we slow down for a bit? Please?"
Jonnie could see it wasn't what he wanted...but she wasn't surprised when he answered. "Alright. Take all the time you need." She favored him with a shy smile.
"Do you...want to be alone?" Jon asked.
"No. I like being with you. But could we just hang out or something? I think we have the same taste in movies."
