CHAPTER 55

CRYSTAL'S POV

I gulped. How do I couch the question? How do I ask him what I said when I was drunk? How do I ask him if I made a mess of myself?

At any rate, I was curious to find out what exactly I did or might have said last night.

"Crystal?" He called out, and I jumped as his hand touched my arm.

Heat rushed to my cheeks, blazing like hellfire underneath my skin.

He clicked his tongue as he lolled his head back and chuckled.

"Not you spacing out on me again." He shook his head.

I wanted to kick my own ass mentally. I couldn't believe I had just spaced out on Xavier twice in a row. What happened to take charge of the situation? It was a hell of a difficult task now. It was like everything changed after I found the letters.

Remember, no matter what, don't let him find out that you went snooping around his stuff and found the letters! But it was so hard. Anytime I stared at him, I was reminded of the contents of the letters. It drifted through the recess of my brain; it was as if i