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For several seconds neither of us spoke.
The moment stretching.
Growing.
Changing.
Something shifting between us.
Something that had been building for a long time.
Finally Beast looked away.
Toward the mountains.
Toward anywhere except me.
Which told me everything.
The giant Ranger was nervous.
The realization was adorable.
I intended to enjoy it.
Thoroughly.
"Beast?"
"What?"
"Look at me."
Slowly.
Reluctantly.
He did.
My heart immediately forgot how to function.
Stupid heart.
"I need to know something."
His expression grew serious.
"What?"
I smiled.
Small.
Soft.
The kind I'd been saving.
"Are you planning to stop watching over me now?"
