Chapter 35

I almost jumped out of bed when I saw Neil. He was seated beside me on the bed. His gorgeous brown eyes stared back at me intensely. I could see the concern in his expression. I felt my cheeks heat up at the sight of him. I still felt embarrassed. I acted as if I was sick just to avoid him. Yet here he was, right in front of me.

"Hi Lorraine" he said.

The way he said my name sent shivers down my spine. I loved the way he said it. I wanted to hear him say it all the time.

"Hi Neil" my voice was barely a whisper as I said this.

He looked even more concerned

"Lorraine, are you okay?" he asked me.

I quickly tried to compose myself, smoothing down the wrinkles in my bedsheets. I sat up straighter.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I said "I don't mean to be rude but why are you here? I wasn't expecting you"

"I wasn't expecting to come here either but at training today, I didn't see you. I asked around but nobody seemed to know where you were. I was worried so I came looking for you. Becca told me