#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.

empty back road and 1 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

told myself as I started to get too novelxo.com

We’re just friends.

a few minutes, we pulled into the diner parking lot as it was the only restaurant in this small town that was open

Enzo asked, taking off his helmet and

nothing,”

“Tell the

at my feet, embarrassed to say. “I… Was sort of

asked,

weeks ago and broke some glasses. They made it look like it was my

your boss fired you over a few broken glasses?” Enzo asked, furrowing

“Technically he said to ‘ take some

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

really was hungry, so I jogged after

couple of other tables at which sat sleepy students who either had the late-night munchies or who were last-minute cramming for exams.

here,” she said with a smile as she took out her notepad to take our order.

Phil,” I responded sheepishly. Millie seemed to get the message and scrunched up

can I get

a coffee,” Enzo replied. “And a

me,” I said. Millie smiled and walked away to put in our orders and get

drinker too, huh?”

in

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

Enzo to tease me for

your major, anyway?” I

management,” he replied, rolling his eyes. “As requested by my

I had heard rumors that Enzo’s dad was a CEO of some foreign company, but I didn’t know that Enzo was connected to it in any way.

be doing if

you choose anything?”

a bit, like he had never been asked this

Enzo replied.

I said, feeling intrigued now. “There has to be something you like. And don’t just say hockey. There has to be

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