His Secret

26|Growing on Me

Eve's POV

I looked up to see him smiling at me.

I quickly pulled away my hand from the doorknob and started walking. "Get your hands off of me."

"Hey, what's the matter?" he asked as he dragged me into the closet.

For some reason, tears started to collect in the socket of my eyes.

It's probably my period, it must be.

He leaned down and started looking in my eyes.

I looked away. "Get out of my face!"

"Eve, are you crying?"

"No," I defended as I wiped my eyes.

I looked back on his face and he gave me a pitiful look. I hated it.

"Where were you!?" I shouted angrily.

"I told you; I was on the football field. I was talking to the team and waited for them to leave. I know they'd come looking for me if they still saw my car."

"Well, you should've sent me a text or something. Not leave my in this scary closet alone!"

"I know and I take full responsibility for not doing so. I'm sorry Eve."

Stupid Haze! Being all sweet and accountable! I want to stay mad at him.

He tilted his head. "Something tells me that's not the only reason you're acting this way. What's wrong?"

"Screw you," I said before starting to walk away.

He grabbed my hand and pushed my back against the door. His face was dead serious now. "What's wrong?"

"Just let me go, Haze," I begged because I knew if I'd stayed any longer, I will cry.

"Not until you tell me what's wrong."

"I thought you were-"

Oh no, here comes the tears.

"I thought you were about to end this."

He dropped my hand before smiling.

I was confused. Why was he smiling?

"Eve, I'm not going anywhere. You'd have to be the one to end it."

I hugged him as I cried. "I think you might be growing on me."

He rubbed my back. "I think you might be growing on me too."

The door opened and my heart dropped.

"Hey Romeo and Juliet, find a new closet. This is mine."

I relaxed when I realized it was Hork, the janitor here.

"Elle forgot her some kind of dance shoe so I have to go ship it off for her. Will you come over later?"

I nodded my head, and he kissed me before walking off.

...

I sat in my car outside of Haze's house staring at the black, reusable cloth bag on my lap.

My phone started ringing and I immediately picked up when I saw it was dad.

"Dad, I've been calling you all day!"

"Easy there on the shouting beer. I just woke up."

"Now? It's almost seven in the night!"

"I know. I had a couple drinks with Jim and between working so hard and travelling here, I guess I crashed."

"I get that."