#Chapter 39: Study Date

Nina

I didn’t want to admit that it broke my heart to tell Enzo we couldn’t be together, but it was the right thing to do. We would be toxic together, and besides there was just too much drama surrounding the pseudo- relationship we already had for a real relationship to be able to blossom.

Admittedly, I didn’t know if I even wanted to go on this date with James after everything. Was it even a date, or were we just two friends meeting up to study? Either way, I didn’t know if it was a good idea, especially so soon after I told Enzo that we could only be friends.

I told Jessica everything, however, and she convinced me to go.

“Aw, come on, Nina!” Jessica said

when I told her about James and Enzo.”

Are you really gonna let a guy who you hooked up with once stop you from going on a date with a really sweet guy who clearly likes you?”

I wanted to explain that it wasn’t just a’hookup, that Enzo had saved my life multiple times now and that he possibly even thought I was his mate, but I didn’t. Jessica would think I had. gone totally bonkers,

Lori chimed in then with a smile on her usually-stoic face. “James sounds like your type, anyway,” she said. ” Plus, you know how bad of an idea it is to get involved with hockey guys. And you know what they say…”

“The best way to get over someone is to get under someone else,” Jessica said with a grin and placed her hands. on her hips.

rolled her eyes. “That wasn’t what I was gonna say, but I guess that works, too,”

help but

up in surrender. “I’ll meet up with him. But I’m not having

underneath, along with a pair of thigh high socks and ankle boots. Aside from a bit of mascara, I didn’t put on any other makeup

class that morning, I headed to the quad, where I was supposed to meet up with James. He was sitting at the fountain and

usual sweater vest and button- down ensemble, when

as I walked up to him. He looked

my outfit — I could tell that he was trying not to be obvious, but I knew he checked me out and

blushed even harder and

of hair behind my

said sheepishly. “Ready

the coffee

eyes on

that Enzo I saw storming

the coffee shop and sat down at a

laptops and notebooks

was incredibly smart and wound up helping me a lot

as a PhD student?” I asked, taking a

genetics,” he replied. ” That’s what my dissertation is gonna be on; why we have certain genetic dispositions, mutations, disorders… All of that stuff really

something like that, or at least have some sort of interest in the subject, “So let’s say…” I said, choosing my words carefully so as not to sound like a total crazy person, “…let’s say, hypothetically, someone had… DNA that shared traits with certain animals,” I said.

turn red. “I’m sorry,”

no!” James interjected, reaching out and touching my hand for a moment, then quickly pulling away with an embarrassed look as he realized what he did.

about… wolves?” I

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