#Chapter 50: Unwelcome Help

Nina

“Alright, alright, that’s enough,” Enzo said, the red in his eyes fading back to a soft brown. “Get back to training.”

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The team grumbled and set me back down on the ground, then started running again. I was still amazed at my landslide victory in the race, and stood there for a moment as they ran ahead.

Enzo walked up to me now that we were alone and gazed down at me with a half-smile on his face.

“You’re quite the runner,” he said.

“I guess so,” I replied. “I don’t know

what came over me.”

For a few moments, neither of us spoke. We were standing close enough that I could smell his sweat mixed with his cologne. Involuntarily, we were both leaning closer to each other. Close

enough to kiss…

Enzo stepped back and shook his head. He drew in a sharp breath before speaking.

“What you saw last night-”

“Whatever it is, it’s none of my business,” I interrupted. “We’re just friends. You’re allowed to do whatever you want.”

Enzo opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, the team started getting annoyed and calling for us to catch up. Turning on my heel, I ran to join the group so Enzo couldn’t see my tears.

He lingered at the back of the group for the rest of the run.

When we finished our run, we came back out at the same spot we went into the woods, having gone in a big loop. Tiffany was sitting on the bench and flipping through some paperwork when we returned.

she asked, standing as I jogged up to

praying that the blush on my face would just seem like it came from all of the novelxo.com fast updateexertion and not from the feeling of Enzo’s red wolf eyes on

with a smile, sticking her paperwork in her bag and. hoisting the bag onto her shoulder. ” I’ve gotta head back to the office. You did good work today. Go

Tiffany walk away. Then, taking one last glance over my shoulder at Enzo and the rest of the team, I started to head in the direction of home. My shower and my bed were calling to me after that

called from

turned around, not wanting to be rude but also not wanting to give my ex any more false hope than he already seemed to have. “What’s up?” I

you for a minute? I just

I nodded and started walking again.

know I’ve been shitty to you, and I’ll totally respect it if you just wanna be friends. But I also want you to know that I’m gonna

he was even dressed a lot like Enzo now in his athletic clothes, and seemed to have grown his hair out a bit to

be like Enzo?” I

at me with wide eyes and stammered out

I eyed Justin up and down, but then sighed and relaxed when I saw how he

“I liked you just fine before, and I think

slight smile started to play on Justin’s lips. “Does that mean…”

you, but… I don’t see any way in which I can keep

” I promise though that I’ll keep working on myself. Can we at least be

I sighed.

I replied. “If you really do plan to work on yourself, we

he wasn’t only working on himself because

from Justin, I took one last glance over my shoulder to see Enzo watching me from

I was walking to my nextclass of the day when my

looked at it to see that it

the diner,

“Hello?” I answered.

Phil said, sounding

been

have, actually,” I replied. Was he going to ask me to come back to work? I really needed the money, but I didn’t want

I’m sorry I jumped to conclusions before… If you’re not too mad at me, and if I gave you a raise to make up for it,

covered my mouth and cringed at my overly enthusiastic response. “I

come in

hang out with her, but I

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