Avery’s pov

My breath catches in my throat and for a second I thought I’d choke on air. I stared at him, eyes wide, mouth hung I am sure awkwardly. I must look like a fish right now. “Xade-

I breathed and the light turned green, causing him to bring his attention back to the road. I frowned as I saw how harder he gripped the steering wheel and how his jaw was set tight.

“Forget you heard that.” He grunted, words biting me more than I could handle. My stomach drops and my heart sinks and I blinked.

And then blinked.

And blinked again. Until that hurt feeling turned into frustrated irritation. “You can’t just joke about stuff like that asshole!” I snapped.

He’s silent, but I know he had heard me, my voice was not only too sharp to not have reached his ears but by the way his demeanor changed, he heard.

When he did not respond I gritted my teeth. “You’re so confusing! One minute you are hot the next you are cold. Make up your mind Xade!”

Suddenly the car swerved and comes to a screeching halt beside the side of the road. He turns to me, breathing heavily and eyes full of emotions that cast too fast for me to focus on one.

you to.” He ground out.” This is so fucking painful Avery, wanting you so badly but cannot have you.

stared at each other. My eyes

hard. “Why can’t you

until a minute after a tense silence. “Because

any one before, I know you feel it too. This,” I stared deep in his eyes, the blue so warm and good making me melt.

them away, turning away from me and looking ahead. He let out what sounds like a sad

we don’t act on it Avery.” He replied finally

over me because a guy asked if we were dating. Which

hear the sound of the steering wheel groaning as his grip turn deathly. “So he could try to flirt with

hardening on his face. “So what? At least

set as he clenched and unclenched but he remained quiet and the rest of the ride to the dorm is filled only

lower lip so brutally I am sure I have permanently left

quickly between Xade and me, yet somehow still slow. Every single

still a stranger, mysterious as he was, he

outside the dorm and doesn’t turn off the engine. “Thanks for the ride.” I unbuckled, biting my tongue because I

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