Chapter 15Nikos
When the door closes softly again, I must look utterly shell-shocked, because Adrian pulls me into a tight hug.
“Let’s go home,” he breathes against my temple. How does he know these are my favourite new words?
He pulls me up and hands me my scarf. Lately, my coat and winter gear (and brolly) are kept in his classroom next to his own stuff.
“You still want to go home with me?” I ask, maybe a little incredulously. He must have just had his mind blown to smithereens, and I wouldn’t blame him for never wanting to speak to me again after all of this. First the wings, and then…
“Don’t be silly, Nikos. Of course I want to go home with you. We just established we were normal, boring boyfriends. Remember?”
A soft kiss lands on my cheek. And to think that twenty minutes ago I
