““Don’t,” he said in a voice that was soft but adamant. His troubled expression reminded me that I was not the calming force in his life. I was the exact opposite. Moving the bulky camera aside, I asked, “Don’t..?” “Don’t look too close.” Lowering the Nikon, I touched the stubble on his jaw. “What are you afraid I’ll see?” Without touching any part of my naked body, he still managed to slay me. “Everything I’ve become.””
