Unfortunately, this was not a normal situation. They were talking about feelings and the fact that they both had an attraction to each other, so her sliding closer made him nervous. He felt his face go warm and his heart rate quickened. She was dangerously close, yet he didn’t pull away. He knew he should, and he wanted to, but instead, put his hand on her shoulder to halt her. The contact was like electricity shooting through him, but he ignored any other urges he had and looked her in the eye to make his point.
“Yes, I could,” he told her seriously. “That is the problem. I’m dangerous. You know I would never hurt you intentionally, but if something happened to you during… You know why this is a bad idea.”