Chapter 8

Elena’s POV

We sit next to each other quietly for a long time. How long? I have no idea, but it would feel too wrong to ask the guy to go away after what he just did for me with the chocolate milk.

Besides, I guess I owe him after yesterday. I try not to cringe thinking about it. That was not one of the greatest moments in my life.

I have no idea what happened. My emotions got the best of me. I was already stressed heading into the situation, and he and his smug attitude didn’t make it any better.

“Look, about yesterday,” he says as if he can read my mind. “I’m—”

I hold my hand up, stopping him. “There’s no need to apologize. I’m the one who should be saying sorry. I was completely out of line on many accounts, and I regret that. I’ve been going through a tough time, but I shouldn’t have taken that out on you.”

“I wasn’t going to apologize.”

I jerk my head back. “Excuse me?”

“I wasn’t going to apologize. I was just going to say I’m sor