17

They began their trip back to the apartment in silence. He knew that she had pushed herself, and she was tired. He also knew that when she got to the place, they would have to talk about everything. He had gone over this a hundred times in his head and only a few times did it work out the way he wanted it to. This was the time to prepare himself for the fact he really didn’t know her all that well.

He had been her teacher, and though he did watch her closely, he realized when she was in the hospital, he really didn’t know her all that well. The age difference wasn’t the thing that would be holding them back. It was the fact that a lot between them was still unknown. He hoped that he wasn’t pushing it already, but he knew they had to clear this first hurdle in front of them.

When they got to the apartment, he helped her out of the car like he had at the store. Then popped his trunk and grabbed all the bags, and loaded them on one ar