#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,” she grumbled, returning to

help

I said, throwing my hands up in surrender. “I’ll meet up with him. But I’m not having

got a little dressed up the next day. I 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 mascara, I didn’t put on any other makeup or do my hair in any way

that morning, I headed to the quad, where I was supposed to meet up with

sweater vest and button- down ensemble, when

to him. He looked

tell that he was trying not to be obvious, but I knew he checked me out

even harder and

strand of hair

said sheepishly.

the coffee

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

I saw storming

it to the coffee shop and sat

our laptops and notebooks to get

we started chatting while studying. James was incredibly smart and wound up helping

a PhD student?”

gonna be on; why we have certain genetic dispositions, mutations, disorders… All

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

furrowed his brows, making my face turn red. “I’m sorry,” I said. “I probably sound like a

touching my hand for a moment, then quickly pulling away with an embarrassed look as he realized what he did. “I mean… It’s not that unlikely. We all share DNA with most mammals. Like monkeys. We did

wolves?” I

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