Nina I felt like a harpoon pierced me straight through the heart when I saw Enzo walking with Lisa across the quad. She was leaning on him and holding his arm… He glanced up and saw me, our eyes locking across the quad. I froze. He froze, too, for a moment, his brown eyes focused on me with an exp
“Your question about DNA the other day at the coffee shop got me thinking,” he said. “It’s all sort of silly, but the author of this book actually thought that there may have been humans at some point in our history who bred with animals and created all sorts of human-animal hybrids. It’s a fun read
Nina The next day, I headed to work with Tiffany. She was evaluating a sick student when I arrived. “Good morning!” Tiffany called over her shoulder when I entered. I started to take off my jacket, but she stopped me. “Don’t get too comfy,” she said. “We’ll be heading out right after this. Did yo
“He’s a professor here, actually,” she responded. “Still married to her, with two kids now. Needless to say, I avoid him like the plague.” I didn’t have a chance to ask Tiffany anything else before we got to the football field, and even if I had, I probably wouldn’t have pried anymore anyway. We s
Nina I caught up with the team in the middle of the athletic field. They were stretching for their run. I tried not to look at Enzo as he stretched, because watching his muscular form only made me want him more. Regardless of what Tiffany said about her college love, I still felt hesitant about Enz
Nina “Alright, alright, that’s enough,” Enzo said, the red in his eyes fading back to a soft brown. “Get back to training.” The team grumbled and set me back down on the ground, then started running again. I was still amazed at my landslide victory in the race, and stood there for a moment as they
With a smile, I let go of Justin’s hand. “Okay. I’ll think about it,” I said, and with that, I turned and walked off of the athletic field. But as I walked away from Justin, I felt more than one pair of eyes on me. Taking one last glance over my shoulder, I saw the distant form of Enzo as he watche
Nina I went to work that night with a smile on my face. It felt good to get back to work, and the diner was surprisingly busy, which kept me busy after spending so much time in my head for the past couple of weeks. It was refreshing to feel like my life was getting back to some sense of normalcy; n