I Never Let You Go by Stefanie Jenkins

Author:Stefanie Jenkins [Jenkins , Stefanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

My eyes shoot open, meeting his gaze. I swallow thickly, recalling every time that he would wipe my fallen lashes and tell me to make a wish. I would close my eyes and make a wish, and before I could reopen them, he would kiss me. When we would break apart, he would joke, saying, “I knew you wished for me.”

Closing my eyes again, I make a wish. I wish… I wish—my breathing escalates—I wish things were different for us.

When I open my eyes, Finn is still so close. I don’t miss his eyes dropping down to my lips before coming back to meet mine. My tongue darts off to lick my bottom lip with my mouth as dry as the Sahara, although I definitely can’t say the same for my panties.

How long we stay there, I’m not sure—one second, one minute, forever? He clears his throat, breaking the staring contest, and he scoots his chair farther away. When our eyes meet again, they’re filled with sympathy. He nervously adjusts himself on the seat. “Sorry, old habits die hard.”

I shake off the disappointment. Why am I disappointed? Did I seriously want Finn to kiss me just then? I mean, we’re in my classroom.

Am I seriously arguing with myself more over the location versus him actually kissing me?

My phone buzzes with the alarm I set, letting me know my lunch break would be over soon and the kids would be back.

“Thank you for all of this, Finn.” I stand and begin to clean up. We both reach for the containers at the same time. When our hands touch, I quickly pull back and laugh awkwardly. The air between us is suffocating, full of sexual tension and spark. I feel like I should open a window to air it out before my students arrive.

“Here, I’ve got these. Why don’t you gather up the trash?” He smiles, easing the tension that has been building all lunch.

Finn is just putting the last of the containers back in the bag when the classroom door opens, and students begin pouring in. They stare at Finn as he stands there next to my desk.

“Do you have a question, Julian?” I ask the little blond boy with shaggy hair who has his hand raised patiently.

“Miss Lawson, is this your boyfriend?” he asks softly, probably wondering why there’s a strange man they have never seen before in my classroom.

“My sister has a boyfriend; they kiss a lot. It’s gross,” Dana interrupts, making a gagging face.

I can’t help but laugh before clearing my throat and look to Finn for guidance. Why am I searching for an answer? We’re just friends.

“No—I mean, I’m a boy, and I’m Miss Lawson’s friend—but no, I’m not her boyfriend.” Finn swoops in and saves the day. The tone of his voice changed though, and when he peeks over at me, I see a look of longing in his eyes. “I just brought Miss Lawson lunch since I hear she has been working so hard with you guys.

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