I stood outside of Darian’s office about to knock but I kept stopping every few inches from the door and pulled my hand back. My mind was groggy from the lack of sleep, I laid awake all night because whenever I closed my eyes I saw a pair of striking blue eyes, and our conversation played over, and over, and over again.

“Hazel, come in,” he said from inside the office and I looked around to see if there was glass anywhere that he could've seen me through but nope. 

I ...