Covert Cover Cracked by Marciassa Missy

Author:Marciassa, Missy [Marciassa, Missy]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The cool breeze and crunch of dry leaves underfoot in Cambridge reminded Elle that it was indeed fall. She could even see the bright yellow of the leaves from the glow of the street lights. Virginia’s warm weather made it easy to forget the changing seasons. The leather jacket she wore may have been an extravagant purchase, but it was worth every penny with the blustery wind that was blowing. She’d only lived in the southeast for a year but was already shivering in a temp that would have felt brisk when she lived in the midwest.

Even though this was the second fall where she didn’t start a new school year, it still felt weird not to be gearing up for another semester of new classes, yet school and classes also felt like a lifetime ago.

“I know that glow.” Preston gave her a knowing once over as they walked towards a campus building. He seemed determined to keep the mood light and friendly between them. It was better than hostile, she guessed.

She felt herself blushing: could she blame her blush on the chill? Probably not. “We need to stay focused.” After last night with Reese, she wondered if she looked almost radioactive. It was probably for the best that she had to work this evening; she wouldn’t have been able to say no to his text otherwise. Hook ups were addictive.

He looked her up and down again as he held the door to the building open. They were both in jeans, sweaters, and leather jackets. They even had backpacks, so they blended in with the collegiate crowd.

“I’m focused.” He winked. “What’s his name?”

“I guess I should have specified what we need to focus on.” She shook her head but couldn’t hold back a smile at his persistence. She wasn’t about to get into a discussion about her current fling with her former one, even if they weren’t on coms. “Isn’t the lab on the eleventh floor?”

He nodded as they reached the elevator. “And here I was beginning to seriously suspect you had spent the past year pining for me.”

She rolled her eyes as the elevator dinged. “Why is it when I tell you ‘I know the score,’ you don’t believe me?”

He shrugged.

They got into the empty elevator. It was a good thing it was fairly early in the semester, when it was less likely to be busy in the evening, unlike other times of the year, like the end of the semester, when class projects were due and exams were looming.

“Did you ever call that guy whose card you had?”

He wasn’t going to let this go, was he? She reminded herself he was trying to get them on friendly terms. “Called. Dated. Now I’m on to the next guy.”

“The next guy. You learned more from me than I thought.” He actually grinned. Was that a flash of pride she detected in his eyes?

She decided not to dignify that comment with a response.

The elevator dinged again as the doors slid open, much to her relief.

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