Lucy
David offered me the last pastry as he finished sipping his coffee. Even though I ate it, my stomach grumbled. He chuckled.
“Hungry?”
My face heated. “I’m okay.”
He said nothing for a moment before cupping my face and turning me gently to meet his gaze. His eyes narrowed a bit as he seemed to stare right into me. I felt my heart speeding up as I looked up at him.
“You know… it’s okay to say that you need things,” David said gently. His gaze softened. “It’s perfectly okay to ask for them too.”
I swallowed. My eyes burned as he smiled gently and tapped my chin.
“I was going to get something eat. You’re welcome to join me, if you want, or I can walk you back to the campus. Whichever would make you happy.”
My heart trembled and while I was still shaken by the attack. My body sti
