**Nate**
Reentering the conference room from our little break, I was determined to keep a handle on my emotions and reactions from now on. Seeing the effect that I have been having on Nero is a hard pill to swallow. Knowing that he wants no part of me is becoming more and more painful with each day that passes. Knowing we will be parting ways tomorrow, I was both relieved and hurting at the same time. I don’t like having to monitor myself as much and I feel like I can’t just be my fun-loving self around him because that will show affection and that is something he does not want from me. At the same time, whenever I am near him I just want to be as close to him as possible, help him in any way that I can and get to know him better.
“Okay, thank you all for rejoining us agai
