JASON
The second the bell went, I was out of my seat and on her before anyone else could even get close. Kids were still shuffling out, shoving papers into bags, talking too loud about nothing important. I slipped through the crowd with my hand finding the small of her back without even thinking about it.
She glanced up at me with that half smile that says you’re up to something and yeah, I was, but I wasn’t giving her the satisfaction of knowing yet.
We moved together down the corridor, the noise behind us fading, a few curious eyes following as I was steering her through the mess of bodies spilling out of other classrooms, ignoring the random hellos and smirks.
By the time we hit the dorm wing, she was looking at me like she was waiting for me to explain myself. I just gave her th
