Chapter 49. Will You Be My Girlfriend?

June

I rush outside, eyes darting, heart hammering. I turn down the hallway, scanning every corner, forgetting entirely about my half-zipped shirt.

His hands were wrapped in bandages. What happened to him?

No, June, no-don’t. That’s not the point. The point is he looked at me like a stranger, just like the very first day I stepped into his office..

“What are you doing?” Lia’s voice cuts through the air behind me.

I freeze. Slowly, I turn. They’re all there-Lia, Chris, Tobias. My supposed distractions.

All staring at me while I search for the one man I shouldn’t even allow myself to think about.

“What are you looking for, June?” Lia asks, stepping into my frantic search.

“Are you okay? You’ve been acting weird,” Chris adds carefully.

I freeze, unclenching my fist. I can’t keep acting like this in front of someone who actually likes me - not because of someone who clearly doesn’t.

I need to pull it together.

“I thought