Debbie's Pov
"You've been avoiding me."
I looked up from my laptop to see Damian standing outside the office door with two paper cups of coffee in his hands.
I smiled.
"I have not."
"You have."
"I've just been busy."
He narrowed his eyes.
"Busy enough to ignore my last three messages?"
I blinked.
"It was only two."
"So you admit you ignored them."
I sighed dramatically.
"You're impossible."
"And yet here I am."
He held up one of the coffee cups.
"Peace offering?"
I looked over my shoulder to make sure Professor Sullivan was still in his meeting with the Dean.
"I only have about fifteen minutes."
"Perfect."
He smiled.
"I only planned on stealing ten."
I laughed and followed him outside.
We settled on a bench overlooking the university gardens.
The morning breeze was
