Page 13 of A World Apart (Between Worlds #1)

I turned on the overhead lights and tossed my bag across the room. Angry. At Trevor Kyle. At myself. Just… angry.

When my phone beeped, I was ready to toss it, too.

But that’s when I saw the name on the screen.

I slid my finger up the screen to unlock it and tapped on the message, heart thumping slightly.

Joon

Are you ok?

[Sent 08:57]

I tapped the side of my phone, thinking how to answer.

Me

Yeah, all good.

Joon

You didn’t look good.

[Sent 08:59]

Me

Lol! Thanks. I thought I looked nice today!

Joon

You looked sad :(

[Sent 09:02]

Me

You’d be sad too if you were stuck in an elevator with TK.

Joon

Did he do something bad?

[Sent 09:06]

Apparently, he was not going for my ‘play it off’ tactic.

Me

No, Joon, it’s cool. He’s just a prick

He took so long to reply that I figured he must have had to put his phone away, but just as I’d stopped staring at my screen, it chimed.

Joon

You called me Joon. You never have before.

[Sent 09:12]

Me

Maybe not to you ;)

Joon

Ah, so you talk about me, I understand ;)

[Sent 09:14]

Me

Yeah, moaning about how badly you tuned that guitar.

Not my best work and took way too long to think of that come back. It would have been much faster had I not spent a solid two minutes biting my fist.

Joon

I made you moan?

[Sent 09:19]

I had to quickly pick up my tossed rucksack so I could stifle my scream into the fabric.

Joon

Ah, sorry, my English is not so good.

[Sent 09:20]

Me

Don’t you ? a super famous pop artist ? have actual work to do right now?

Joon

Always. Will I see you later?

[Sent 09:23]

Me

I hope so.

Go make another Billboard hit. I’ll be around.

Joon

I said something wrong before.

[Sent 09:26]

Me

***

Joon

You look really good today.

[Sent 09:30]

I put my phone back in my pocket and held my fist to my lips, pressing my smiling mouth against it, feeling that now-familiar fluttery feeling in my chest.

Oh boy, I was in trouble.