MABEL’S POV
Despite how badly I wanted to stay in his arms, I knew that if I stayed much longer I would only make things harder for myself. I gently pulled away, keeping my gaze on the floor.
“I should go,” I said. “I’ve already taken up enough of your day.”
Zach didn’t move. “You haven’t eaten enough.”
I glanced at the plate. My stomach felt hollow and uneasy at the same time.
“I’m fine,” I insisted, though my words sounded weak even to me. “I don’t wanna…”
“I’m not going to let you collapse on the road just because you are too stubborn to eat.”
I swallowed and forced myself to look at him. There was something in his expression I couldn’t read, and it made the embarrassment worse.
“Why are you being like this?”
His eyebrows lifted. “Like what?”
“You know what I mean.” I hesit
