#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.

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

started to get too

just

the diner parking lot as it was the only restaurant in this small town that was open this late. I bit my lip nervously as I climbed off

his helmet and shaking his curly hair loose like

it’s nothing,” I

frowned. “Tell the

embarrassed to say. “I… Was

Enzo asked,

I said. She and her friends came in here a few weeks ago and

over a few broken glasses?” Enzo asked,

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

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

was hungry, so I jogged

who either had the late-night munchies or who were

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

sheepishly. Millie seemed to get the

get for

coffee,” Enzo replied. “And a

walked away to put in our orders and get

a nighttime coffee drinker too, huh?” Enzo

late nights studying in the library have conditioned me to

face softened a bit, and there was a slight twinkle of red in his brown eyes. “I think it’s impressive how hard you work,” he said

Enzo to tease me for being so academic,

major, anyway?” I

management,” he replied, rolling his

company, but I didn’t know that Enzo

be

choose anything?” I

bit, like he had never

don’t know, honestly,” Enzo replied. “I’ve

be something you like. And don’t just say hockey. There has to be more to Enzo Rivers than

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