The Girlfriend Replica (2)

It took a few moments for Lily to realize what had just happened. And as her heart calmed down a bit, she realized just what she had done. She could feel his heart beating steadily under her ear... Her pulse thrummed in her ears at this, and she could feel the warmth of Caius' body seep into hers as she held him just a little too long. 

Realizing how close they were and how she was clinging to him, she quickly stepped back, breaking the contact, her cheeks flushing with a heat she couldn't quite control. She smoothed her shirt as if trying to compose herself, avoiding his eyes as she did so.

"I—uh, thanks," she muttered, still flustered. "That was… unexpected. I am sorry about this... I didn;t mean to grab you. Its just that the horror stories of anumal attacks I have heard along this road is huge and I was kind of scared."