I give Cole a tour of the admissions office and head to our first class, because ironically, we have the same exact schedule. The entire time, my heart is racing, palms sweating, and I am fumbling through my sentences. And he smells delicious! Masculine, and fresh like the ocean.
“So, tell something about yourself Ms. Hendrix”.
“My life is extremely complicated Mr. Fairbanks. So, let us just stick with school stuff”.
“Ms. Hendrix, I totally understand why you would want to keep things simple. I do not want to cause you any problems I just want to blend in. My family just moved back and as one of the founding family, I only want to find my place.” Feeling like crap I apologized and decided that he has not done anything to me, and until I can figure him out, I need to be friendly.
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