While I averted my eyes from Jude, trying not to stare at him and the magnetic attraction he emitted, Thomas politely came to the end of the stairs, welcoming me and offering to accompany me. Opting to behave today as long as he wasn't going overboard, I placed my hand on his arm, like I had seen people do in the movies.
We were the first to leave the house, with Jude sauntering behind us. I felt heated eyes on my back and hoped to just imagine things. It seemed dangerous just to think of a word like 'heat' in association with my stepson.
The car I entered seemed to only bring Thomas and me, with his son taking another one, which again showed the dislike between them.
"You look beautiful." Thomas mumbled more to himself than to me, only giving me a short glance, before taking my hand. His palms were broad, but not as big as Jude's; warm, but not as scorching; dangerous to my life, not my soul.