Title: So close

Rating: G

Genre: Romance/Drama

Word Count: 168

In and out.

In and out.

Each breath gently kissed the rogue locks of hair that had fallen over her face. God, how he wished he had the courage to jump through her open window and smooth those silky tresses behind her ear. Just this one time. Nobody would ever have to know.

Unable to stop himself, he slowly advanced down the branch. He edged ever closer to her windowsill until a crack sounded from the limb below him. He paused as she shifted, a soft sigh escaping her lips. Frozen from fear of discovery, he couldn't pry his eyes away from her. He didn't dare move again until he saw her breathing return to its slow, regular pattern of slumber. Only then did he trace his steps back to the tree trunk.

'Too close,' he thought. He arranged himself in a more comfortable position, crossing his arms as he always did to control the hands that begged to trace the gentle lines of her face.

'Not Tonight.'