I felt it before I saw it.
That was the worst part.
He stopped near the aisle beside my row.
Not fully blocking it.
Just there.
Close enough that I could feel his presence without turning myhead.
Too close.
The film kept playing.
Coach kept talking.
But the space between us didn’t belong to them anymore.
It belonged to the fact that neither of us was moving.
Caleb leaned forward slightly again.
“Rowan,” he whispered. “You okay?”
“Yeah.”
But my voice came out quieter than I meant.
Because Mason was still there.
Not sitting.
Not leaving.
Just… paused.
Like he’d stopped without deciding why.
And I hated that I noticed that too.
Mason
I didn’t know why I stopped.
That was the honest answer.
I just did.
Rowan was right there.
One row down.
Not even turned.
Not acknowledging anything behind her.
Caleb leaning too close.
