#Chapter296
/"Need me to come with you?/" Arrick takes my hand as I stand up, but I twist it away before anyone notices and move out of my seat away from him.
I can’t. Not yet.
/"Nope… Enjoy your lunch. I need a nap… I’ll be fine./" I go to leave but Arrick gets up anyway, catches me by the hand and pulls me back to kiss me. It’s awkward, rigid and I can feel that neither of us are wanting this contact right this second, it’s all for show.
I don’t fight it, because everyone will wonder what the hell is going on and start asking questions and I don’t want to embarrass him either. He kisses me on the temple, edging in close so he can talk quietly, and my body is hit with a cold wave of tingles at the close proximity.
