Aria's POV
"You know," I said softly, trailing my fingers along his forearm, "I think you're lying."
His attention shifted from the screen to me. "Oh?"
"Mhmm." I shifted in my seat, angling my body toward his. "I think you're just as scared as I am. You're just better at hiding it."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah." I let my hand drift higher, tracing the defined muscles of his arm through his shirt. "I think if I really tried, I could make you jump."
Something dark flickered in his eyes. "You're welcome to try, sweetheart."
Challenge accepted.
I waited until another tense moment in the movie, when the music was building and you just knew something was about to happen. Then I deliberately squeezed his arm and gasped dramatically.
He didn't even flinch.
Damn.
"Nice tr
