Emily stepped away from her seat, her fingernails sunken into Derek’s flesh as she attempted to push him away.
“Derek! Stop.”
Derek listened, his expression suddenly softened and the grip he placed on Emily’s lower back, he released. He straightened his back, his eyes fluttering plenty, “Oh my goodness, Emily, I'm sorry.”
Emily heaved a sigh, for a second there she thought this would end differently, on an account that would have her hating him completely. Derek released her arm too and stepped away from her, walking to the edge of the window. He stood there for a while and said nothing, his sight pinned on whatever was outside like he was observing something.
Emily’s thoughts juggled, confusion overtook as she stood there in that moment, not sure of what to do, what could provoke Dere
