“Are you sure you want to leave all of your things? We can take them with us!” Ernie was nervous now that she’d agreed to go with him. And so, Ernie was defaulting into a bit of an awkward mess, wanting to prove how helpful he was. But when she started to walk away from him, he moved forward quickly to walk next to her.
For a moment, he wasn’t sure what he was supposed to do. Would it be too forward if he chose to hold her hand? He chewed on his lower lip for a moment, watching her out of the side of his eye before tentatively reaching for her hand, trying not to blush or show how nervous he was about it. Friends held hands right? It was totally normal.