Paxton felt his stomach swirl slightly as her hand rested gently atop his shoulder. He shuddered a little and moved back, nodding at her words. He didn’t like the idea of someone touching him. It felt weird. Nice, he supposed. But very weird. He was okay with randomly hugging people, though. That was fine. Not this. This just made him feel nervous… or nauseous… or… something.
“It’s okay,” he smiled, “and we can? Are you sure?” Paxton said quietly as his eyes shifted around awkwardly before fixing on hers with a beaming smile, “I’ll try to be a good friend. Promise.”
“It’s okay,” he smiled, “and we can? Are you sure?” Paxton said quietly as his eyes shifted around awkwardly before fixing on hers with a beaming smile, “I’ll try to be a good friend. Promise.”