Chapter 136

Emma’s POV

“I’m not gonna lie, I expected more brazen advances, I didn’t even know if keeping contact with you made any sense. You seem like a totally different person from what I knew at Starry, and I’m ashamed to admit to myself that I might have villainized you a little too harshly.” I revealed to him.

“I’m glad to see I made your list of worries.” He smiled.

“You can’t be serious.” I said, disregarding him.

“I am.” He replied immediately, “it just means you think about me. That way I’m sure it’s not one sided.”

“Alright.” I looked away.

The tears in my eyes had dried a bit, but it didn’t mean that I was feeling a lot better than I was a few minutes ago.

“You know,” Kevin started, carefully placing my hand on the bench, “sometimes I want to leave you alone.” He said.

He looked so serious, and I wondered where that was coming from. What have I done again?

“Sometimes I feel like I’m holding you back.” He explained. “You’r