It was starting to get dark when Elena finally decided to stop fishing for the day. She was happy with her silver badge and she definitely deserved a break for the rest of the night.
She spotted Alexander standing off to the side, watching the rest of the group socialize. She went over to him.
“Hey,” she said.
“Hey, done for the night?” he asked.
“Yeah”
“Any luck?”
“Yes, I finally got the silver badge. Now it’s not long before I can apply for a job in the oceanographer career” Elena smiled to herself, she couldn't believe how close she now was to live her dream. She noticed in the corner of her eye how Alexander was watching her intently.
“What?” she asked, blushing. Why was she blushing?
“Nothing” he looked away. Was he blushing?
They stood next to each other in silence for a while, watching the others. Elena was suddenly painfully aware of how close they were standing. She couldn't explain it, but she suddenly had the urge to lean toward him. To feel his body touching hers. So she did.
"What are you doing?" Alexander quickly took a step back, almost causing her to fall over.
She didn’t know what to say.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know what got into me”.
Alexander quickly glanced toward Ocean, who still was fishing with the others.
“I’m sorry” she repeated.
He nodded. “Sure”
“I didn’t mean to…” she trailed off.
“Right"
They were standing there awkwardly for a while, just staring at each other. There was a weird tension in the air between them. She wondered if Alexander could feel it too. Something in his eyes told her he did.
“I better head home,” she said.
“I think that’s probably for the best”
