#Chapter12

Aiden always felt it. The months had rolled by since the first time he had told her he didn’t like her as a friend, but with that time, he had known they had grown. Grown together, into something else. Friendship was merely a condiment in that beautiful mix. He looked at her, but she never did return the gesture, even after Leah cowered away. They stayed there, him behind her, watching her for signs. Anything, she keeping her gaze away so he wouldn't see how angry she was, and she wouldn't see the first signs of rejection. She turned the other way, away from him, and without getting any...