She knew Mack could read her, could tell she was panicking, and that made it suddenly worse. It was embarrassing, on top of everything else. With her cheeks blushing brightly again, the redhead continued to stare the other girl down with a slightly terrified look. What had she done?
"N-No," Tatum whispered breathlessly. She felt the blonde cup her cheek, but quickly tucked her head away from it before backing off entirely. She put a foot or so of distance between them, pulling Mack's hand from her shorts and hating herself for how much she regretted it. Yes, confession was definitely going to have to happen. It had been too long.
"I n-need you to-- we have.. j-just like, we shouldn't s-see anymore of.. u-us. We have to s-stay away from each other," she stammered, looking extremely panicked now. As if she were on the verge of hyper-ventilating.