I knew where the evening was headed as soon as I walked through the door.

Dimmed lights, candles on the table, and an awkward

Karim
struggling to breathe in a shirt he’d buttoned all the way up.

It was something I wanted, but I was also scared.

Everything was fine as long as there was a table separating us, but sitting side by side on the couch meant that the imaginary line had just evaporated.

I knew where the evening was headed as soon as I walked through the door.

Dimmed lights, candles on the table, and an awkward

Karim
struggling to breathe in a shirt he’d buttoned all the way up.

It was something I wanted, but I was also scared.

Everything was fine as long as there was a table separating us, but sitting side by side on the couch meant that the imaginary line had just evaporated.