Blacktail Deer Plateau Under the moons waning gaze

Blue watched as he looked away, feeling a little bad that he had sensed her shyness, not so much as embarrassment. He obviously didn’t realize the effect he had on her, and she didn’t know how to tell him what it was. Blue heard his words, but they wouldn’t penetrate for a few seconds as she tried to get her breathing under control. She spoke quietly without realizing what she had said. Thank the gods. I was afraid I would end up falling in love with someone who didn’t feel the same. She turned her gaze downward shyly, a little bit appalled at how quickly she had said that, no not so much that she had said it, but how…she could have done it with a little more finesses surely. But her father always told her to speak from the heart and be honest and straightforward and she took that to heart.