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I shrug. "That's just cheer captains for you. They can be taskmasters."
"Even more so than rugby coaches," he jokes.
A small smile tugs at the corners of my lips. "Yours doesn't seem too bad."
"He's not," he admits. "I've certainly known worse."
We lapse into silence and I glance towards the front of the lecture hall to be sure we're not in danger of getting into trouble for talking over the lecturer.
I breathe a sigh of relief as I realise he's busy talking to a small group of students.
"He never starts on time," Jeremy says, noticing where I'm looking.
"Which he somehow seems to think it's okay to run over. Doesn't he realise we have other classes to go to?" I lean back in my seat and take another sip of tea.
Jeremy chuckles. "Didn't you know? We're all supposed to act like each lecturer is theonlyone we're attending classes of."
"Eurgh, I don't have time for egos like that."
"I don't think many people do," he points out.
"Hmm."
"Are we still on for the shifting course?" he asks.
"Of course," I answer quickly.
"Oh good, because I was starting to think you were avoiding me."
The whole world fades away as his words sink in. "I sort of have," I whisper.
He grimaces, but nods understandingly. "I thought as much. Is it because of..."
"Is this the best place to talk about it?"
"Is there a better one?"
I let out a loud sigh. He's not wrong. I can't think of anywhere better. Our rooms would give us more privacy, but are also more intimate. I don't trust myself not to initiate a kiss again.
"I don't know what came over me," I admit. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you."
"I'm not sure you can take the blame for a kiss like that."
I raise an eyebrow. "Are you saying it's your fault?"
"Well, no. I think it happened because we find each other attractive, and that's impossible to ignore sometimes."
"Isn't that a little bit cliché?" I ask.
"You've lost me."
"The cheerleader and the jock? We're not exactly breaking the mould in terms of pairings."
A soft snort escapes from Jeremy. "You're not wrong there. But clichés exist for a reason. I choose to look at it as that we've got something in common and that helps drive the attraction."
"Hmm."
"Are you disputing the theory, or whether you're attracted to me?" The boyish grin spreading across his face reveals the slight tease behind his words.
