All She Can Think Of

"Jessica…I can explain." Cruz stuttered, racking his brain for the most convenient lie to tell. "Cade is just…(he paused and rolled his eyes at Cade)... being childish and…"

"What are you talking about?" Jessica interrupted, confused by Cruz's confusing explanation.

"Uhmm…"

Cade hissed and stepped out of the room with his books.

"I thought you…why will you stop coming to our house?" He asked as it dawned on him that Cade might not have told her anything.

"That's because we happened to finish our classes earlier than expected. Cade is doing perfectly well now and he requested that he'd want to spend the rest of the week revising what he'd learn and I felt it was a good idea. I didn't want to insist on coming before he'd become suspicious again but what were you talking about?" She asked after explaining herself to him.

'I got worked up for nothing!' He released a sigh of relief before thinking of what to say to end the conversation.

"Actually…he told me about his plans." He