.' I say. He's not saying anything, just watching me with that

st him without a word, ignoring the way his

out of the building, the cold a

y breathing ragged. I lean against it, pressing my palms to the wood, terrif

is wrong with me?' I asked myself as I didn't

w this and knew where I was. I drop ont

can erase this from existence or m

t because that would make it obvious, the last thing

me that way. So I show up, head he

ent I step inside, our eyes meet and just

f his grip on my wrist, an

him watching me like he's waiting for me to crack. I bite my lip, open my no

hit.' I look up to find him standing at the fr

time, someone nudges my shoulder, whispering, "What did you do?" I shru

behind the last student, I stay seat

irst, he just leans back against the desk

ou want to talk about?" He exhaled slowly, "You tell me, Mo

ng through my head. Like he knows that even now, I can

keep my expression neutral.

erward, he tilts his head,

desk and starts walking toward me

same energy, when he stops beside my desk, just close e

ps twitch like he wants to smirk

"I'm fine." He hums. "Are you?" His fingers drag over my

ning me to it, thinking about that, my thighs clench in

e how much I like that. My pulse pounds as he leans in, jus

unconvinced. Just when I think he's going to say something, he shifts closer wit

ld pull back, I yell in my head but I don't, I like this and I want to know, I

w, my fingers curli

but he hasn't to

this, whatever this is, feels de

let this go?' I ponder, I should move, I reall

oth surface of my desk, pretending I don't

my cheek doesn't send a slo

s he figured me out, my stomach knot

Monroe." His voice is soft

hat you're talking about," I say and pause as nei

h clenches as my

ing at me, his head tilted,

ing if I'll finally admit th