Probably.
But neither of us moved away immediately.
That was the problem.
For half a second too long—
we just stayed like that.
Then I stepped past him first.
Too quickly.
Like it meant nothing.
It didn’t feel like nothing.
Mason
It wasn’t planned.
I wasn’t even thinking.
Just walking.
Then she was there.
And suddenly the space wasn’t empty anymore.
Her shoulder hit my arm lightly as she passed.
Small.
Accidental.
But I stopped for a fraction longer than I should’ve.
Jace saw it immediately.
Of course he did.
“Oh my God,” he muttered. “You’re actually doomed.”
“I didn’t do anything.”
“You didn’t have to.”
I turned back toward the court.
She didn’t look back.
That should’ve been fine.
It wasn’t.
Because now I knew what her proximity felt like.
And I didn’t like that I noticed it so easily.
