#Chapter 44 Not-So-Bad Boy

#Chapter 44: Not-So-Bad Boy

Nina

I didn’t want to admit it, but I was relieved that Enzo was here. I accepted his offer to drive me home and followed him out to the police station parking lot.

As we walked out to the parking lot, my stomach audibly growled. I had forgotten how hungry I was due to the fight, but now that my adrenaline was calming down I realized that I was starving. Enzo,must have heard it, too, because he looked down at me with a frown.

“Sorry,” I said, blushing. “I didn’t eat lunch today.”

#Chapter 44 Not-So-Bad Boy

Enzo stopped in his tracks and frowned even deeper. “Why not?”

I shrugged. “I was busy,” I replied…

Wordlessly, Enzo handed me his spare helmet and climbed onto the motorcycle. He gestured for me to get on behind him, and once I was situated, he started the bike and pulled out of the parking lot.

Except… He drove in the opposite direction of the campus.

“Where are we going?” I asked, nervously holding onto his waist as we went around a corner. The smell of his leather jacket mixed with the smell of the cold night air and filled my lungs.

“You’re hungry,” he said over his

shoulder. “I’m hungry, too.”

“But I don’t have any money-”

“I don’t care,” Enzo replied.

knew he wouldn’t be able to hear me anyway; not that I would have protested. As the dark forest of tall pine trees on either side of us sped by

I started to get

just

few minutes, we pulled into the diner parking lot as it was the only restaurant in this small town that was open this late. I bit my lip nervously

his helmet and shaking his curly hair loose like

nothing,” I

frowned. “Tell

looked down at my feet, embarrassed to say. “I… Was sort of let go

Why?” Enzo asked,

actuany, I said. She and her friends came in here a few weeks ago and broke some

a few

to ‘ take some time off’. But that’s just

my surprise, walked toward the diner anyway. “You

really was hungry, so

had the late-night munchies or who were last-minute cramming for

here,” she said with a smile as she took out

Millie seemed to get the message

get for you?” she

“And a grilled

and walked away to put in our orders and get

a nighttime coffee drinker too, huh?” Enzo asked

“All of the late nights studying in the library have conditioned me to it,”

slight twinkle of red in his brown eyes. “I think it’s impressive how hard you work,” he said quietly, averting his

me blush. I always expected a guy like Enzo to tease me for being so academic, but he

major, anyway?” I

his eyes. “As

but I didn’t know that Enzo was connected to it in any way. I supposed it made sense, but I

be doing

you choose anything?” I

eyes widened a bit, like he had never been

don’t know, honestly,” Enzo replied.

to be something you like. And

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