Heat rushes to Carter's cheeks as she kneels beside him. "I'm... fine," he says quietly, glancing away. He doesn't want her to see how flustered he is by her closeness right now. "Just clumsy."

As she helps him back to his feet, their bodies are pressed together for a moment longer than necessary. Carter feels the warmth from her skin seeping through his clothes and can't help but wonder what it would be like to feel that heat against his bare skin...