I stand leaning against the door, frozen in place. I have no idea what to do or what to say. I’ve never had a guy in my room before. Fighting my fears, I decide to speak up before Stefan wants to leave.
“I’m really sorry about Cindy. And my mom. And really this whole situation in general, I apologize. I didn’t expect you to come here and see that. I mean, it’s a lot of—” My words trail off into nothing when Stefan rises from my bed and walks over to me. All I can do is stare at him as he stalks across the room. He doesn’t stop until he is inches, and I mean inches—from my body. He barely leaves enough room between us, yet he still gives the illusion of space because we aren’t touching. I think I forget how to breathe because as soon as he got close, I sucked in a breath and haven’t releas
