Chapter 304

I was out of my chair and leaping completely over Dax before he even knew what was happening. “Brandon!” I shouted, wondering how he had just happened to pick the one second out of the last fifteen hours that looked even marginally like I was interested in Dax as more than just a friend.

In the hallway, Brandon was trudging to the front door, his footsteps quick and even, but he wasn’t running. “Brandon, wait!” I shouted as I sprinted toward him. I was within a few feet of him when he reached the door. But he didn’t go out. Instead, he rested his hand on the handle and dropped his head so that he was staring at his Converse. He took a deep breath, and I braced myself, waiting to see if he would believe my explanation. There was nothing between Dax and I except for some camaraderie around a horrible experience. Staring at the back of my boyfriend’s head, I had no doubt in my mind who I wanted to be with.

His voice was quaking a