"I swear I wasn't trying to walk in on... whatever this is," she stammered, grabbing her phone from the desk like it was on fire. "I didn't even—ugh, I'm just... I'll be gone!"

She shut the door behind her with a loud clack. For a few seconds, neither of us said anything. Until Adrian chuckled under his breath.

"Well, so much for subtle."

I covered my face with both hands. "I think I just died."

"You didn't," he said gently. "But that was... kind of amazing."

I peeked at him between my ...