Cole's POV
As I drove back to my empty apartment, I couldn't stop smiling. The taste of her was still there. The way she had moaned my name... it was enough. The way her scent had filled the small space of the cabin.. that's all I need; her scent around me, and her eyes and lips to be only for me.
The next morning, the world felt brighter. I walked onto the Dukes campus with a stride I hadn't felt in weeks. I expected to see her and see a smile. I expected the 'stranger' act to be over.
I caught her near the stone bridge, her nose buried in a textbook. When she saw me, her expression didn't soften. If anything, it turned to stone.
"Maya," I said, falling into step beside her. "About last night-- "
"We shouldn't have kissed, Cole," she said, not looking up from her book.
I stoppe
