Chapter 39
A flash of seriousness took over Xavier’s features. He was ready to talk and so she was.
“Last night. . .” he noticed how Scarlet got all tense suddenly. “. . . you and I. . .” he stopped and sighed loudly. He saw how Scarlet was clenching and unclenching her fists. Xavier rubbed his hands on his face in frustration.
He groaned and saw Scarlet looking at him, “I don’t want you to feel awkward around me, Scarlet,” he said.
Scarlet opened her mouth, “We don’t need to talk about this. Whatever happened has already happened and we can’t change any of that. What we can do is forget about it. We did it in the heat of the moment. It was a mistake and it meant nothing. If you took me here to talk about this, then I already know.” Scarlet finished for him.
Xavier wanted to tell he
