Rain didn't answer him right away, she walked him looking down at their joined hands.  To Rain it felt like hours but in reality it was only minutes.  Finally she spoke up, "Sour Belly, I don't know how I feel.  This is the first time away from my village, I have left everything behind and I have never done more than kiss a boy from a village that is three days away."  She wouldn't meet his eyes. "I like you, you have helped me feel that I am not helpless."  Slowly she made eye contact, "Do you like me like that?"