Lily spent the rest of the day completely incapable of focusing.
Which honestly felt unfair.
Because how was she supposed to act normal after Noah kept looking at her like that?
Like every quiet moment between them meant something now.
Like he’d already crossed some invisible line in his head and was just waiting for her to catch up.
Dangerous.
Extremely dangerous.
By lunch, Jason had become impossible to survive.
“This is the happiest I’ve ever been,” he announced dramatically while dropping into the cafeteria seat across from Lily.
Ryan sat beside him looking exhausted on a spiritual level.
“You say that every week.”
“Yes,” Jason replied emotionally, “but THIS time there’s romantic tension involved.”
Emily appeared seconds later carrying fries.
Then immediately narrowed her
