~Zoe~
“Are you okay?”
“Zoe?”
His hand on my shoulder as he shook me brought me back to reality. I was thinking about how I was going to retrieve the two test strips that were on the floor without him catching as much as a glimpse of them.
I tore my gaze away from them quickly before he turned and tried to see what had my attention. I had no idea how to bring myself out of that dilemma if it ever happened.
“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m sorry for bumping into you. I wasn’t looking where I was going”
With every word, I was slowly but as inconspicuous as I could manage, inching closer to where the test strips were so that I would be close enough to grab them the moment the opportunity presented itself.
He also apologized for bumping into me and the moment he bent down to pick up some of his
