Blazing Academy: Semester One (Academy For All Things Scorching #1) - Avery Song Page 0,79

food before us, and then quickly came back with a jug of water and two glasses of water.

"I'm again terribly sorry for how Eliza treated you just now, so please, enjoy this on us. The balcony and the garden are accessible on the side exit. We haven't opened it up for any other guests, so please feel free to check it out after you've enjoyed yourselves. If the guard asks, just let him know Clara Ralmera gave access."

"Thank you, Clara." I beamed at the kind gesture and she nodded again before leaning over to whisper in my ear, "Wrap that rope tightly on your man, girl. He's totally into you."

She leaned back and gave me a thumbs-up as I fought hard not to blush.

"Enjoy the evening, and I'll see you guys tomorrow in class." She gave us a wave and headed back to the main counter.

I turned my attention back to Westley, noticing the peculiar, intrigued look of triumph in his expression that made me groan in defeat.

"All right, all right. I'm the loser of the bet. What do I have to do?"

He leaned back just a bit and patted his lap.

"Come sit here," he encouraged. "If you're comfortable with the idea."

Comfort was a given, but would my apparent self-control be tossed out the window?

Rising up from where I was sitting, I shuffled over until I slowly lowered onto his lap. His left arm hooked around my waist and I maneuvered myself just slightly so I was at a side angle, giving me the view of the dance floor, the food before us, and Westley's perfect face.

"Happy?" I inquired.

"Extremely happy." He smiled. "Comfortable?"

"Very comfortable," I whispered.

"That was interesting." His remark was followed up with, "You don't seem like the jealous type."

"I'm not," I defended, but how would I know? I’ve never dated someone to even figure that much out. "Or at least I thought I wasn't. I've never dated anyone."

"You've never been on a date?"

"Nope."

"Not even when you were twelve and you do those fake ones in school so you know which fork to use?"

"What class was this?" I questioned with a wide grin.

"I don't remember," he quietly chuckled. "I just know my apparent girlfriend cried because I dumped her after she confessed she liked me. It was in front of the class, too."

"Now that's horrible," I gasped. "You embarrassed her."

"She's the one who decided to confess to me in front of the class. It was those quiet moments where everyone was concentrating on choosing the right fork when the teacher gave us the cue and instead, she went on, blasting how she loved me and I had to be her boyfriend," Westley explained, reaching for his drink. "I said I didn't like her, and she went on saying we were already dating, so I dumped her and threw imaginary water at her."

"Savage much." I was really trying hard not to laugh, imagining young Westley with his sleepy expression dumping this poor girl.

"I swear that class was mandatory?"

"I must have missed it during one of my too many transfers." I stared at the platter of food, immediately reaching for the cube of cheese.

"Well, too bad," Westley quietly stated as I popped the cheese into my mouth. "I would have dated you."

And then I almost choked on my cheese.

I quickly swallowed it down and looked back at him. "No, you wouldn't."

"We're technically dating, aren't we?" he pointed out with a knowledgeable grin. "I think we've confirmed it."

"Are we?" I reflected back, secretly wishing we'd actually try it. Maybe it was too sudden to be dating him, especially when we'd only known each other for a mere week, and our first encounter was him catching me after I almost fell to my doom.

"Do you want to?"

"What if I said yes?"

"Then we'd date," he whispered. That pulsating magnetic force was back, but I fought to remain still and not close the very little distance between us.

"Wouldn't that be worrisome?"

"Why?"

"Well..." I tried to think of logical reasons as to why it may be bad for us to suddenly date. "I don't know. We've only known each other for a week?"

"That's why we date. To get to know one another," he answered.

"What would Gabriel and Keru say if they found out?"

"Not sure until we tell them," he replied.

"Are you even attracted to me?"

"I've been attracted to you since I caught you in my arms."

That made me blush as I looked into his green eyes. He was being genuinely serious with every answer he gave, and