章 69: Accidents

Recap

In order to protect Christian's shoulders, I placed my arms on top of him and he placed his hands on my waist.

'Perhaps I came on a little too strong.'

Maybe I waited too long to make a decision.

'Perhaps I made a mistake with my hand of cards.'

I was giddy with excitement and a sense of calm.

In your absence, "things haven't been the same." I was startled when I heard Christian say something.

"Chris-"