You’d always considered yourself a logical and practical person—someone who could judge things rationally without the distortion of emotion. You were used to having your better judgment opposed to your emotions, but for the first time in as long as you can remember, both were pointing to the same conclusion. Your relationship with Dash seemed more romantic than friendly, at least to you it did. Her unusually long absence from your life seemed only to highlight that. You enjoyed her company for the sake of her company and when you weren’t around her you couldn’t seem to get her off your mind.