#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.

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

couldn’t help but

hands up in surrender. “I’ll meet up with him.

put on a flowy dress with a turtleneck layered underneath, along with a pair of thigh high socks and ankle boots. Aside from a bit of

meet up with James. He was sitting at the fountain and reading a

button- down

said as I walked up to him. He looked up and shut his book with a smile

briefly glancing at my outfit — I could tell that he was trying not to be

even

a strand of hair

said

at the coffee

and I walked to the bus stop, I felt eyes on the back of my head and glanced over

Enzo I

the coffee shop and sat down at a window table

up our laptops and notebooks to get some studying

we started chatting while studying. James was incredibly smart and wound up helping me a lot with my research, but we also got to know each

a PhD student?”

my dissertation is gonna be on; why we have certain genetic dispositions, mutations, disorders…

James would know anything about 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

making my face turn red. “I’m sorry,” I said. “I probably sound

a moment, then quickly pulling away with an embarrassed look as he realized what he did. “I mean… It’s not

wolves?”

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