Joanna's eyes widened. Her heart skipped more than a beat. Her breath was caught in her throat.
For a moment, Joanna was frozen, feeling the time suddenly stop. Everything around her came to a blur.
She was not able to do anything, not even able to think of anything, due to a sudden, peculiar thing that she had never experienced before. Never did it come across her mind that would happen at the moment.
Gradually, she felt the lips that softly pressed against her lips pulled away, letting the warm breath brush against them, causing her widened eyes to meet the green eyes that stared down at her tenderly, yet attempting to penetrate deep into her soul mercilessly.