Page 95 of The Right Kind of Wrong

“Good man,” she winked, squeezing my shoulder. “Let me know if he causes trouble.”

I nodded, resting my head over the heart of the man I loved.

Even if we moved away, I knew we'd be visiting often. I couldn't stand the thought of not seeing the people with us at that moment again. They were our family, after all. They cherished us and we cherished them.

“I could stay like this forever,” I whispered, feeling his lips on my cheek.

“I was just thinking the same thing too,” he murmured.

“What are you smiling about?” Nathan's voice brought me back to the present. I looked around. To my disappointment, we were already at the university and our time together for the rest of the day was more than likely over.

I had an exam and a project to work on so I wouldn't be seeing him until the end of the day. It was okay, I knew at night we'd hold each other.

“How crazy these past months have been,” I replied, leaning against the headrest.

“Good crazy or bad crazy?”

“Both,” I replied. “But I think it's mostly good…I've learned a lot. I like to think I've grown up.”

Nathan nodded in agreement. “You have, faster than you should have, I think.”

“It's okay,” I said, pressing a kiss on his lips. “A lot of good things have come out of everything and I'm grateful for that.”

“I agree,” he smiled. “Now let’s get this day over with, Evie.”

We each went our separate ways with a kiss goodbye and long lasting hug. We were barely getting into a routine and although school was part of it, we both hated the disruption. I was ready to declare a major as well, finally, but with everything going on barely had time to really focus on anything.

Mike, my partner in my philosophy proved to be very efficient. We both were able to put together the project fairly quickly and would be ready to present by the next week.

I checked my phone throughout the day, and as strange as it was, I didn't receive a single message from Nathan. Not during lunch, not at all. It was odd, but I figured that perhaps he was busy. With it being finals week I knew that it would be difficult to focus on anything but school. Still, I felt like something was off.

At the end of the day, I went to the cafeteria, bought a coffee, and sat down to study my much-neglected classes. I managed to go through the notes for a class, from top to bottom and felt good about the upcoming test.

“Evelyn Carson,” I looked up, stiffening at the voice. I despised it.

But I refused to be scared.

“What do you want, Josh?”

“I hear you're running the Carson Company now. Must be cool to be on the throne.”

I rolled my eyes, not bothering to even spare him a glance. “Anything is better than being a dick like you.”

He snorted and his friend chuckled. They obviously found something amusing that I wasn't aware of.

“I like feisty you,” Josh said, resting his hands on the table. I was thankful that there were others in the cafeteria, but how many of them would actually do something if Josh tried to hurt me?

“Scatter, boys,” came a voice from behind me. I jumped back, startled.

Josh glared at the man behind me. “I'll see you around, Carson.”

“You okay?”

Professor Lanthorn took a seat across from me, setting his laptop on the table. I nodded and he followed with his gaze Josh and his friend who kept looking back.

“Thanks for getting them to leave,” I said.

“You really shouldn't be on campus on your own, especially at night.”

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