Troy took one last turn before we arrived in front of my dorm.
Neither of us moved when he stopped the car. We were back where we’d been outside the barcade.
Somethingcouldhappen, but who would make the first move?
“Can I take you up to your dorm?” he asked.
“Sure.”
My heart rate increased with every step toward the dorm and up the stairs to the second floor.
I nearly dropped my key.
“Need help?” he asked with amusement in his voice.
“Nope. All good.”
For a split second, I panicked that I hadn’t made my bed or had drawings everywhere, which was my usual state when I was nervous about something. Ever since I’d made contact with Elite and had to complete the endless paperwork required for their services, I’d been a pile of nerves.
On the bright side, I’d worked so hard that I was acing all of my practical classes.
“It’s a nice room. Bigger than the one I had when I lived in dorms,” Troy said.
“It’s nice. Jett is a good roommate.”
Troy sat on my bed.
“Just a roommate?”
Troy Mason, the boy I’d wanted to kiss since I’d met and the man I still had more than a crush on, sat on my bed asking me if something was happening between my roommate and me. This had to be an alternative reality.
“Yeah. We’re just friends.”
“Good…good…um…are you going to my nephew’s birthday party this weekend?”
I sat next to him, pretending I didn’t wish we were in a different position than side by side.
“Yeah. My parents are coming from Lydovia, and they said I can see them this weekend in Chester Falls or they’ll come here. Guess which option I picked.”
He chuckled.
“Do you want to go with me?”
“You mean, book the same flight? Sure. I haven’t got my ticket yet.”
Troy scratched his scruff and then turned to me on the bed. I mirrored him.
“I’m driving.”
“Oh.”
“There’s a place I usually stop at overnight. I’d like to show it to you.”
I nodded. “Thank you.”
He raised his hand to tuck a strand of hair behind my ear.
“Lexi…” His voice was gravelly and deep.
