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My lips tug up with wry amusement. “Thank you for dessert.”
Her cheeks flush a pretty rosy color, and I can’t help chuckling as I hand her the box she brought from the restaurant.
She unlocks her door and steps inside.
“Your roommates are gone,” I tell her, shoving my hands in my pockets and leaning against the doorjamb since I know I’ll have a hard time leaving if I go inside.
She turns back to frown at me in confusion. “Where are they?”
“I sent a second car for them after you left. They’re at some trendy bar I knew you’d hate. This way, you can finish your homework.”
A soft smile plays around her lips, albeit reluctantly. “How thoughtful.”
“I’m a thoughtful guy.”
Her smile widens a bit. “Well, thank you.”
I nod. “I should probably leave you to it, huh?”
She nods, too. “Probably.”
“Good night, Sophie.”
“Goodbye, Silvan.”
I watch the door close and crack a smile when the lock immediately engages.
It’s cute that she thinks she can keep me out.
It’s not lost on me that her response was much more final than mine. It’s not ideal that she’s still planning to be done with me, but I don’t pay it much mind.
Regardless of what she wants, I know I’ll see her again soon.
Sooner than she knows.
Chapter Twelve
Sophie
It feels like much more than a weekend has passed since I last set foot on this campus.
Everything feels different even though I tell myself nothing has changed.
There’s a sense that Silvan is lurking even though I don’t see him anywhere, and we don’t have any classes together. Knowing he’s likely somewhere on campus taking his own classes makes it difficult to concentrate on mine.
When I got home last night, my place was empty, so I was finally able to finish studying and relax a bit. The girls were still out when I went to bed, and for a fleeting, crazy moment as I tried to fall asleep, I worried something might have happened to them.
Considering Silvan luredmeunder false pretenses, it’s not like the notion should be impossible or even unlikely, but I can’t explain my certainty that his depravity is focused on me and me alone.
Maybe I’m fooling myself.
The girls were all in one piece when we got ready for class this morning. More than that, they couldn’t shut up about how amazing Silvan is. He had a limo take them to a trendy downtown bar like he said, and then he paid for all their drinks.
“If you’re not interested, I’ll happily take him off your hands,” Rumi said as she poured herself a bowl of cereal, a starry, faraway look still lighting her dark eyes.
I’mnotinterested, obviously.
I mean, I’d have to becrazyto beinterestedin him.
