To say Ted was flustered would be an understatement.

He’d roped you in to help him with a few repairs on the Bug. He thought it’d be easy, using it as an excuse to get closer to you.

It’s one of the biggest mistakes he’d ever made.

The lingering touches every time you hand him a tool, your breath on his cheek every time you leaned over his shoulder to get a closer look at what he was looking at.

He’s not even sure he’s breathing.

“can you pass me that wrench?”