He reached her. "Cheyenne?" he asked. All she could do was nod. She could not swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. She hated the fact t...at the first words that wanted to escape from here lips were, "Can I touch you?" She kept silent. "I'm Dave," he announced and offered his hand.She shook it and smiled sweetly. He chuckled and pulled her close to him. "Are you cold? You're shivering," he asked.She shook her head. "I'm not cold."Dave rubbed Cheyenne's shoulder. "Would you. Kara reached across the table and placed her hand on top of his. ‘Will.’ He still refused to look at her. She gave his hand a squeeze. ‘Will?’ The question fell so softly from her lips that she almost didn’t hear it herself. He suddenly met her gaze and her breath caught in her chest. A memory flashed in her mind. Her books scattered across the floor in psych class, and the sudden piercing blue gaze that had started her heart pounding. She shook her head. Why would that recollection. She was another contestant of that competition. Just few hours before, I had esily (and gently) defeated her on the tatami with a soft headlock. She was one year older than me but less experienced, having started jiu jitsu only recently. I was, on the opposite, a tough opponent for everyone.In jiu jitsu I was only a white belt (almost blue) but I'd been practising martial arts since childhood, especially taekwondo and judo. That knowledge endowed me with great flexibility and the right amount. Aunt April was married to Uncle Dan and they had two ki ds (a boy and girl). My cousin Josh was a few years older than me and my cousin Nicole was a year younger. I liked being able to hang out with them since I was an only ch ild and thought of them as broth er and s*s ter. Josh and I got along pretty well since we had a lot of the same interests. Nicole was always pretty shy and really only talked when she needed to. She was more of the sheltered type, which was weird since her mom was more.