Jace was already in the parking lot when his phone buzzed.
He had been sitting in his car for an hour with the engine off and the windows fogged, staring at the dashboard and trying not to think about Maya Chen. It was not working. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her face in the hallway. Every time he opened them, he saw her walking away from him without a word.
He picked up his phone. It was a message from Nova.
Nova: I am ready.
He stared at the words. His thumb hovered over the keyboard. He had been waiting for this message for days. Weeks, maybe. Ever since he had told her he knew who she was and she had gone silent. He had told himself he would wait as long as it took. He had told himself he would not push.
But now she was ready. And he did not know what to say.
@lit.with.
