Nova must have been really exhausted from all that play because she was soon knocked out, her face in the crook of Cal’s neck.
Soon, he could hear her breathing softly.
Miss Shaw took a few steps forward, and fell into steps beside him.
They said nothing for a while, just slowly walking back towards the house.
He wondered what she was thinking about.
He suddenly wished he knew more about her; where she hoped to work after college, her goals, what motivated her, the type of friends she would prefer to keep, why she was always cool and distant and exuded an energy that warned everyone to keep off.
He glanced at her, and saw a smile stretching her lips.
She turned her eyes to him a second later, and he held his breath at the smile in those stunning blue eyes.
“Your life is like a b
