140 Unwinding the Tension

"Then why don't you be my man?"

The words were said quietly, however they had a huge impact on the man standing across from their speaker. Jayce who was on the receiving end of the "confession" heard his brain shutdown, seemingly absolving itself of any part in the conversation.

His face was flushed red, reminiscent of a shy teenage girl who had been confronted by the boy that she liked. Jayce gulped, he was unsure of why he was acting this way, especially in front of a harmless woman who only wanted to emotionally connect with him.

Despite having lived for over 28 years when combining his two lives, Jayce could count the amount of female encounters he had on one hand. These instances were purely physical and generally a one time thing with no underlying feelings to accompany them.