version-of-Pride-&-Prejudice moment. The world stopped spinning for just a second when his big hand wrapped around mine. But then, just as fast, the spinning returned, and I was face-to-face with Wes and all of my confusion. I looked at his face—and then at Michael, who I hadn’t even noticed until then—and realized they were waiting for a response from me. To what, again? What was words? How was talk?