#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.

asked, standing as

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

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

called from

and turned around, not wanting to be rude but also not wanting to give my ex any more false hope than he already seemed

walk with you for a minute? I

nodded and started walking again. Justin followed

through this semester,” he said as we walked. “I know I’ve been shitty to you, and I’ll totally respect it if you just wanna be friends.

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

to be like Enzo?” I blurted out, stopping and looking

eyes and stammered out

Justin up and down,

liked you just fine before, and I think you should just

on Justin’s lips. “Does that mean…” he started

the fact of the matter is that you cheated on me. I don’t resent you, but… I don’t see any way in which I can keep my dignity as a woman and

understand,” he said. ” I promise though that I’ll keep working on myself. Can we at

I sighed.

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

he wasn’t only working on himself because he thought we still

took one last glance over

I was walking to my nextclass of the day when my phone

looked at it to see that it

from the diner,

“Hello?” I answered.

said,

been doing

come back to work?

to conclusions before… If you’re not too mad at me, and if I gave you a raise

overly enthusiastic response.

you come in

would hang out with her, but

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