Chapter 42: Daisy

##Chapter 42: Daisy

"So," I tilt my head and squint. "You're not going to tell me where we're going?"

Carter skewers me with a glance and shakes his head. A smile clings to his lips. Every so often, our eyes catch and hold, sparks of desire flaring to life, before he jerks them back to the road.

This is a first for us. We never go out in public together.

Sure, we walk to class and sit next to one another, but there's always a distance between us. Everything about our demeanor screams friend zone. Which is exactly why girls still approach him. They flick their hair and flutter their lashes. They press their hands to his chest or trail their fingertips along his bicep. I might be standing next to him, but it's like I'm wearing an invisibility shield. As much as I want to growl and tell them to back the hell off, I can't.

What am I going to say?

That he's my secret boytoy and to keep their sticky mitts off my man?

Not going to happen.

Although, Carter doesn't encourage their be