
Just the fact that he walked over here is going to be incriminating, but for every second that he sits here, Carter is going to be more convinced I really am dating Luke. I don’t feel like I have time to explain. “Why not? This seat reserved for someone else?” Rather than look offended, Luke merely lifts his eyebrows in surprise. “I’m so sorry, you can’t sit with me,” I tell Luke. “Um, I-you can’t…” I shake my head, trying to clear out some of the panic.

My gaze jumps across the cafeteria to Carter, and he is looking right at me, a fry frozen mid-air on its way to his mouth. I don’t mean to gape at him in horror as he flashes me a smile, but I do.

She checks her phone from time to time and eats her own lunch, and overall it’s a pleasant trip back to the lunch room.Īt least, until the seat beside me is suddenly occupied, and I look up to see Luke sitting there. Kasey doesn’t seem to mind my preoccupation and we eat in a companionable silence. I start eating my lunch, thinking about which book I’ll read for my first review.
