By now, my bones were mostly together again, so I sat up and cupped her face with both hands now. Then, I leaned in and softly kissed her, placing my lips gently to hers.
She placed her hands over mine. When we broke for air, she finally found her voice. “I love you, Julian. I love you so much.”
The words filled my chest like air, as vital and important.
“I love you too, Amber. So much.”
It was then that I heard some aww noises from the crowd. Amber’s cheeks turned red at once, and I too felt some embarrassment as we realized we were being watched.
I lowered my hands from Amber’s face, down her arms, to hold her hands.
I still wanted to touch her, even if we had an audience now.
“What happened?” I asked.
“Olivia pushed me,” she said.
At once, we both looked up. There was no one s
