C22 Exhilarating and exciting

SCARLETT

“Do you…” I tried again. But the words stuck to the roof of my mouth. My heart was pounding so fast I feared he would hear.

He gently took my hand. “Let's go inside. We will talk about everything.”

Like an obedient child, I followed him.

He led me into an almost large room I presumed to be the living room but with only two couches facing each other right in the center of the room