SWEET SPOT
He looked unfairly good this morning — fresh white shirt hugging his broad shoulders, sleeves rolled up to show those veined forearms I couldn’t stop staring at.
“I… uh…” I stammered, completely lost for words.
Susie finally saved me — sort of. “We were just talking about… uh… a book!” she said quickly, though her voice was way too cheerful to be believable.
Ezekiel’s lips twitched like he was fighting a smile. “A book, huh?”
I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole.
He lingered for another second, eyes still on me, before nodding slightly. “Alright. See you around, Nyla.”