He's in love with you
Those words echoed in her head and she felt sick. That wasn't why she had left. It wasn't why she had transferred. She had felt like a change. It had nothing to do with Jane's asinine accusation that had absolutely no founding. Jane was wrong.
Her behavior over the next few days was not awkward and guarded around Bosco. She didn't feel the need to be as far away from him as possible. The distance she tried to keep between herself and him was founded in respect. They may be equals in name but he had been a mentor to her, he deserved her respect. The thought of him crushing on, let alone loving her, was ridiculous and couldn't have the power to make her skin crawl.
...Damn it, Jane! If he'd just kept his damn mouth shut, she could have continued on completely oblivious.
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Now it makes sense.
His body language, the way he leaned towards her…It all made sense. He was in love with her.
That was just unacceptable.
The best part was that she wasn't even consciously aware that Bosco was in love with her. On some level she knew but she would never admit it, not without help of course.
At first She dismissed the idea but the seed had been planted. Bosco's behavior and the wheels in her head kept it watered.
How delightful, the way she cataloged and analyzed every word and behavior both past and present. Fascinating, how much distance she incorporated, on a completely conscious level now, between the two when in the same room. The way she leaned ever so slightly away from him and that tiny little frown at the corner of her mouth that appeared every time he occupied the same space was invigorating. The furrow of her brow as she internally debated the truth was adorable really. All of it was amusing… unless, she decided to return the feelings but he was almost positive it wasn't mutual.
…Perhaps he had not thought this all the way through.
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