“And fierce,” he said. Then he quickly looked down at his book.
For a long moment, neither of them spoke. Rain tapped softly on the window. Ella picked up the note, turned it over, and wrote something on the back. She slid it back to him.
And underneath, in purple ink: “Took you long enough.” cute teen love
She marched over and slid the note onto his table. “L?” she whispered.
Ella should have been creeped out. Instead, she felt a fizzy, nervous laugh bubble up. “That’s either really sweet or really weird.” “And fierce,” he said
Ella’s face went hot. She bit her lip. Then she groaned.
Three weeks later, he left another note in her book. This time it said: “I like you. Not just the purple pen. Everything.” Rain tapped softly on the window
Leo looked up slowly. His eyes were the color of strong coffee. “Yeah.”