Derrick's POV
Eliana and I locked gazes, none of us saying anything. Susan seemed not to notice the whole thing until my hand stopped hers from moving.
“Derrick?” She said, turning to look at me.
As close as she was to me, her voice sounded distant, the only audible thing to me being the thoughts in my head and the ones I could see swimming in Eliana’s eyes. Hiding her emotions was one of her weaker traits, especially around me.
The hurt that registered on her face was exactly the same one I'd imagined when I'd been checking out Susan’s dressing earlier. It became even worse as her gaze slowly shifted to Susan before briefly returning to me. The uneasiness I felt was so strong that it almost constricted my airflow.
The air between us was silent and heavy with unsaid words until S
