Taking in a breath Aria did the hardest thing by far that she had done in a very long time. The kiss on her cheek had set the spot on fire, it felt like her skin was glowing, but even though she longed for Ben to take her in his arms and hold her tight Aria made herself scoot away from him, needing the space to think clearly for the first time that day.
"What are we doing, Ben?" She asked quietly, not meeting his eyes,
"You're leaving at the end of the week and we're getting too close." Aria sighed and stood up, she bit her lip to keep the tears from welling up in her eyes,
"I can't do this... I have to go," She said, turning away and scrambling over the sharp rocks, ignoring the pain from the cuts she was receiving until she got to the sand again.