You make me feel different, and I like it. I feel free with you—adventurous and curious.” She pauses and I don’t dare say anything. I need to hear where this is going without inserting any ideas of my own. “So I was wondering if you’d be the someone to help me practice taking risks with, doing new things, and…maybe finding who I am now?” “Be your all-encompassing practice someone?” I ask, letting my thumb drag against her bottom lip. “If it’s not too much to ask,” she says in a quiet whisper.
