THIRTY - LEXXIE

Lexie I'd been dodging Ryder's eyes for the past couple of weeks. Despite being super careful to avoid him at work, it was wild that I somehow ended up bumping into him at the sandwich joint after all my strategic moves. I hit up that spot 'cause it was the cheapest option nearby, which was my main deal. When I saw that his go-to lunch spot had salads on the side that cost twenty-five bucks each, I figured there was no chance he'd be there grabbing lunch. But dang, I was dead wrong. Heading back to the office, my heart was thumping like crazy. It didn't chill out until I was out of his sight. Sounds nuts, but I swear I could feel his eyes boring into the back of my head the whole time. Gave me this wild mix of nerves and excitement I'd never felt before, leaving me feeling all jittery and light-headed. I kept telling myself it was ridiculous, that I couldn't keep thinking about Ryder like that. But no matter what I did or where I went during the day, he was on my mind. And like clockwo