“Shh shh shh…” You wipe your cheek and plant a warning peck just to prove that you had no reservation about returning to the liplock if she needed it. She tenses up when you rest your nose on her leaky one. A smile waits patiently in your eyes as the closeness starts to break down more and more of her wall. Even now, after all you’ve done together, her old self-conscious facade still fought to emerge. 