As the weeks passed, it was hard to believe Christmas was just two weeks away. I felt relieved that the break was coming and that she wouldn’t have to face Noah every single day. Each time our eyes met, my heart ached. I yearned for the friendship we once shared more than I had anticipated. Whenever I caught Noah glancing my way, I was overwhelmed with the impulse to rush over and kiss him, yet somehow, I always managed to rein in those feelings. Although we were still training partners for track, I had been canceling our workouts to avoid being alone with him. My only solace came from spending time in the lab with Domonic. To my surprise, he was grasping concepts faster than I had expected, and together, we had been selected as one of the pairs to apply for the internship with Doc

