He clears his throat as he looks up at Lacy, who is now regretting her choice of words.

"About the grease, I'd like to think of it as a mistake from either of you, and I do not want such a thing to occur again," they both courteously, slightly ready to move away.

"Sophie, you stay. You committed a severe offense which is hitting another person. You didn't think I would let you go unpunished, did you?"

I feel my heart thud against my chest on hearing him call out my name. For some reason, it sends some wave down through me, which makes me shake in anticipation.

I don't...