"Hey, relax. I promise I'll be gentle. Don't stress," Alex said in a soothing tone, their words accompanied by a small, reassuring smile curved their lips.

Your nerves were getting the best of you but you didn’t realise that they were that apparent. Embarrassing. You wanted to crawl into a hole and die. Not only were you embarrassed that you weren’t good at hiding your fear, the smile Alex gave you sent a kaleidoscope of butterflies within your stomach. They were so attractive.