"Unexpected"

I stayed frozen in the stretch for one more second, the hard press of him still burning against me through the thin leggings. Then I straightened up too fast, nearly losing my balance on the mat.

“What the fuck,” I kept muttering under my breath, somehow managing to keep my face blank as I rolled the mat up with shaky hands.

I didn’t even look at him, more like I couldn’t. If I looked at him right now he would see everything written across my face.

I walked toward the stairs at a normal pace even though every muscle in my body wanted to sprint. My heart was slamming...