#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.

dark forest of tall pine trees on either side of us sped by and I leaned against Enzo, feeling the warmth of his body,

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We’re just friends. That’s

into the diner parking lot as it was the only restaurant in this small town that was open

asked, taking off his helmet and shaking his curly hair loose like a

nothing,” I

“Tell the

to say. “I… Was sort

Why?” Enzo asked,

weeks ago and broke some glasses. They made it look

a few broken glasses?” Enzo asked, furrowing

‘ take some time off’. But that’s just code for

scoffed and, much to my surprise, walked toward the diner anyway. “You coming?”

so

sat sleepy students who either had the late-night munchies or who were last-minute cramming

with a smile as she took out

I responded sheepishly. Millie seemed to get the message and scrunched

can I get for you?” she

Enzo replied. “And a grilled cheese. Extra cheese. And

smiled and walked away to

a nighttime coffee drinker too,

“All of the late nights studying in the library have

impressive how hard you work,” he

always expected a guy like Enzo

major, anyway?”

rolling his

CEO of some foreign company, but I didn’t know that Enzo was connected to it in any way. I supposed it made sense, but I could tell that Enzo wasn’t interested

you be

you choose

a bit, like he had never been asked this

know, honestly,” Enzo replied.

you like. And don’t just say

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