This was hopeless. Absolutely, completely, utterly, hopeless.

Every time he thinks he's over you, over this aching, suffocating, crush that he's had on you for over a year now, it comes back full force. A little smile that makes his heart ache. That playful little glint in your eye that makes him forget how to breathe.

God, he was hopeless.

"C'mon, please?" And now, here he was, vying for your attention again. Chasing something he wouldn't dare utter aloud. "Just this once?"