ADRIANA
Elijah must have felt embarrassed because he sat up beside me.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to take things too far—”
“No, it’s not you. It’s me. I haven’t done this before and I don’t want to embarrass myself.”
I could see him relax after hearing that and he gave me a small smile.
“That’s okay.”
I nodded and that awkward silence I hated settled between us. The ceiling suddenly became interesting to me as I lay there, wondering what he was thinking about.
“Um,” he cleared his throat and got up with one move. “I have a meeting to attend and I’ll be busy for the rest of the day. But if you need anything, just call for me.”
I doubted I would be within three feet of him today because of what had just happened but I nodded and gave him a smile as he left.
My mind was revolving
