chapter 31

Jessica's POV. 

Our bodies brushed as soon as we crouched together and I was nothing but a trembling mess. 

I had never expected that a day would emerge where I would be standing so close to the man who looked like he was having a hard time breathing with me even close to him.

I didn't mind whatever was going on, but at the same time, I was very particular about what I wanted out of life because it was very funny. 

"What are we going to do now?" My eyes strayed to his, ignoring the pit of butterflies in my stomach. 

I was one of the few people who managed to keep their real attitude in check, but even that was not enough to save me, especially when it came to looking straight into his eyes. 

I knew that I was supposed to banish the thoughts of us ever being an item, but there was still a glimmer of hope. 

There was something that told me that they could probably be an us if I just pushed further enough. I knew that I was probably just being delusional, but that didn't even stop me one bit. 

"When they are done, we return home. This could probably be why your mother was calling." His husky voice hit me in the face. 

"Yeah, sure." 

I winced at the breathlessness of my tone. It was almost as though I had run a marathon which wasn't even the case. 

I had many things that I wanted to show off, but that included being as cool as I could be. 

"You've got to distract yourself with something or else we are going to be fished out." He pointed at me, causing me to raise my eyebrows in partial amusement. 

Of course, I wasn't expecting him to say this, but even at that, I was still very calm about what I wanted. 

"So, what is your favorite color?" 

A slight smirk appeared on his face as he watched me carefully. "Are you serious right now?"

"That's what I can think of!" My face flamed in mortification. 

I knew that I was probably just doing something different entirely but I couldn't blame anyone. 

"I wasn't expecting you to ask what my favorite color was especially when we are not as close as that." He chuckled. 

Soft vibrations rushed through my entire body as I watched him carefully, yet refused to allow myself to be swallowed up by the intense heat I was feeling. 

I knew that I wasn't supposed to be thinking about him in such a light but what could I have done to help myself out of the mess that I had gotten into? I also knew that I was going to get into trouble if I was not careful but I didn't mind.

"You are one of the most intriguing people that I have found and you like hiding away from conversations that are not comfortable. You don't like people cracking or knowing what runs in your mind." I whispered, doing something stupid like grabbing his hands. 

Pure shock rushed through my entire veins as I watched him. Of course, there was going to be a little difference, but I just didn't know what to do about it now that we had decided to call a truce on our initial disagreements. 

I had more than enough reasons to be scared, but at the same time, I didn't want to lose myself to the clouds. 

I was very particular about what I wanted to give off and how I wanted it to go. I was also very careful about giving my energy to things that made no sense. 

My palms grew sweaty, and I immediately removed mine from his, but he grabbed them. 

My eyes widened in more surprise as I pointed at the action. "I thought that you didn't want anything to do with me, especially after..." I trailed off. 

He dragged me even closer into a warm embrace, cutting me off from what I had ever even envisaged. 

This was amazing, to say the least. I was very particular about how I wanted my life to go and what I wanted to achieve but this took the cake. 

"Shhh, you don't want these guys figuring that we are not together. We need to sell the effect that everything is fine over here. You can do that right?" 

I was lost in his whisperers that I didn't hear a thing of what he said and if he knew that he did well not to speak about it, making me a little bit worried again. 

As if that wasn't enough it began to shower. 

"Shit. We need to get out of here. We can pretend to be strolling together downtown." Nate suggested. 

That wasn't the cause of my alarm but the fact that we were practically a hair's breadth and he didn't see anything wrong with it. 

"I..." I coughed, my voice sounding breathless. "I can just go then you can come after. You need to get your father right?" I pointed out. 

"Of course, not. You cannot get into trouble when I can save you." He knocked off my suggestion like it was trash. 

I knew in my innermost mind that it was, but at the same time, I couldn't just help it. Of course, I wanted some time with him, but not at my own detriment. 

"Yeah, you can go ahead and be Superman, but get on the wrong side of the law. You have a reputation to uphold. I am nothing but a nerd. I'm sure nobody wants the scoop about my private life and if I had a run-in with the cops," I said dismissively. 

His eyes focused on mine, and then he shook his head in disgust. "I don't know why you do all of that but it is not ideal. You are not just some plaything to be tossed around. You are valuable, never forget that." He hissed and the lights flashed in our direction. 

"I would like for you to come out!" A cop yelled.