Ch. 10
Sitting in class she can feel his eyes on her and it's a strange feeling. Familiar, comfortable and yet, totally not.
He became an obsession. She knows without looking when he enters the room. She can identify him by his walk, his shoes, by his ears if it comes to that.
For awhile she couldn't concentrate when he was around and her grades had started to slip. It used to be that when he looked at her she had trouble thinking, and when he touched her she forgot to breathe.
Anna fell head-first into an obsessive crush and she'd be lying if she said she didn't love every heart-wrenching, brain-twisting second.
Falling was fun, but knowing he's there to catch her, that's even better.
Now when Ryan looks at her the world fades and when he touches her Anna's senses go into overdrive. She can hear his heartbeat, read his eyes, and now he reminds her to breathe.
Ryan's never been obsessed, he's never gotten in over his head. He doesn't enjoy being out-of-control, which is why Anna scares the hell out of him.
Anna rattles him and Ryan didn't know he could be rattled. He feels like he's always been off-balance and around her he's found his center. Which scares him, because he thought he was centered, and because he's not the kind of guy to need someone to steady him.
Ryan can't figure out which is more scary, loosing Anna or being with her. Not that it matters, because being without Anna is no longer an option for him.
She makes him crazy. Anna walks a fine line right through the middle of so many contradictions. It isn't really balance, but in a way it kind of is. To Ryan, Anna is distracting and yet focusing, she is hard and soft, sweet and spicy, confident and horribly insecure. Anna's innocent and jaded, a wise fool.
Which scares Ryan.
Because in his heart Ryan knows where he stands with Anna. But his head isn't quite convinced, and Ryan has never trusted his heart. Anna's teaching him. He got it right at the airport that night, and his instincts where Anna is concerned are starting to be honed. One day loving Anna is going to cause Ryan to get hurt, and he knows it. He doesn't care because right now is so worth it, and that scares him.
Sitting in class she can feel his eyes on her and it's a strange feeling. Familiar, comfortable and yet, totally not.
He became an obsession. She knows without looking when he enters the room. She can identify him by his walk, his shoes, by his ears if it comes to that.
For awhile she couldn't concentrate when he was around and her grades had started to slip. It used to be that when he looked at her she had trouble thinking, and when he touched her she forgot to breathe.
Anna fell head-first into an obsessive crush and she'd be lying if she said she didn't love every heart-wrenching, brain-twisting second.
Falling was fun, but knowing he's there to catch her, that's even better.
Now when Ryan looks at her the world fades and when he touches her Anna's senses go into overdrive. She can hear his heartbeat, read his eyes, and now he reminds her to breathe.
Ryan's never been obsessed, he's never gotten in over his head. He doesn't enjoy being out-of-control, which is why Anna scares the hell out of him.
Anna rattles him and Ryan didn't know he could be rattled. He feels like he's always been off-balance and around her he's found his center. Which scares him, because he thought he was centered, and because he's not the kind of guy to need someone to steady him.
Ryan can't figure out which is more scary, loosing Anna or being with her. Not that it matters, because being without Anna is no longer an option for him.
She makes him crazy. Anna walks a fine line right through the middle of so many contradictions. It isn't really balance, but in a way it kind of is. To Ryan, Anna is distracting and yet focusing, she is hard and soft, sweet and spicy, confident and horribly insecure. Anna's innocent and jaded, a wise fool.
Which scares Ryan.
Because in his heart Ryan knows where he stands with Anna. But his head isn't quite convinced, and Ryan has never trusted his heart. Anna's teaching him. He got it right at the airport that night, and his instincts where Anna is concerned are starting to be honed. One day loving Anna is going to cause Ryan to get hurt, and he knows it. He doesn't care because right now is so worth it, and that scares him.