“Sinclair,” he murmured, smiling at me, “you’ve always been my best friend. And then one day I looked over at you and all I wanted to do was kiss you and I couldn’t. I didn’t want to risk our friendship. Until that night at the dock, when it got to the point that being near you was driving me insane, and I had to touch you and be with you. That’s why I asked you to the dance.”
