“How long have you been watching me underline?”
She scanned the library. Only three other people were there: a freshman sleeping on a desk, the librarian sorting returns, and Leo Chen. He had his nose buried in a graphic novel, but his ears were pink. Very pink.
Leo looked up slowly. His eyes were the color of strong coffee. “Yeah.” cute teen love
Ella should have been creeped out. Instead, she felt a fizzy, nervous laugh bubble up. “That’s either really sweet or really weird.”
On it, in messy, slanted handwriting: “You underline the same passages I do. And you always bite your lip when you’re confused. — L.” “How long have you been watching me underline
Leo shrugged, sliding the note back toward her. “I tried once. You were explaining the Treaty of Versailles to your friend and you said ‘reparations’ like you really meant it. I got intimidated.”
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. Very pink
She marched over and slid the note onto his table. “L?” she whispered.