Tunnel Vision

Kira had to jog to keep up with his long strides. ‘Not really.’ She tried to catch the look on his face but he was moving too fast and all she could see was his stubbled jawline. ‘Oh?’ He cocked an eyebrow. ‘I recall a certain someone jumping into my arms two minutes ago. The bear hug almost knocked me to the ground.’ Kira punched his arm. ‘Are you making fun of me?’ She just suffered from a temporary affliction of tunnel vision. When she saw him, everything and everyone else around him evaporated. All she could see was him. Nothing else mattered. She forgot they were in a public place and even forgot about his mother. All she wanted to do was touch him and hold him and inhale his familiar scent. ‘Ow!’ Austyn doubled over. ‘What’s wrong?’ Kira was alarmed. ‘Are you okay?’ He clutched at his chest. Shoot, she forgot about his gunshot wound! She couldn’t see his face. ‘Are you in pain?’ Austyn straightened up and pinched her cheek. ‘Gotcha.’ Kira saw the smile on his face. ‘That wasn’t f