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fresh and there were a few other people mingling, smoking, and
making out. I walked behind a pillar. “Mrs Jayne?
Susan?”
    “ Yes. It is me. What’s
happening?”
    “ Sorry, the music was
too loud to hear.”
    “ Were you with
Charlotte at the concert?”
    “ Yes. I
was.”
    “ And where is she
now?”
    “ I… I’m not sure. She
left.”
    “ Well, you better find
her. It’s your job to protect her. I am not paying you to lose
her.”
    “ Yes,
Ma’am.”
    “ She’s in her dorm.
Go, and make sure she’s okay. She sounded shaken up.”
    “ Shaken up?” I slapped
my forehead. “Susan, forgive me. It was my fault.”
    “ What did you
do?”
    “ I accidently spilled
some drinks on her. I tried to apologise. I even followed her into
the girl’s bathroom. But… she wouldn’t hear me out. I… I screwed
up.”
    “ Well, you’re going to
go unscrew it, you hear me?”
    “ Yes, Ma’am.” I pushed
away from the wall and hurried towards the dormitories.
    “ And
Nathan?”
    “ Yes?” I paused before
the doors.
    “ I want her heart to
be yours. Not his.”
    I couldn’t speak. I knew exactly what
she was asking of me.
    “ Nathan? Are you
there?”
    “ Yes. Yes, I’m
here.”
    “ Make her fall for
you. You have a week.”
     
     

Chapter
Ten
     
    Charli
     
    It was bright when I
opened my eyes. I groaned, trying to shield my eyes from the glare.
I rolled over, then rolled the other way, and checked my phone
display. 7.45am. I remembered it was a Saturday and almost squealed
with joy. There were no classes on Saturday. I sank back into my
bed and pulled the covers over my head.
    Then I heard the knock.
    Bloody hell. No rest for the
wicked.
    I groaned and rolled
out of bed. Searching for my fluffy grey bed socks, I found one
under the bed and the other under the bed covers. I pulled them on,
grabbed my robe, and stumbled to the door.
    Who the heck would come see me at this
time on a Saturday?
    The downside to cheap
student housing was that the dorms had no peephole in the door, so
I couldn’t see who was on the other side. I opened the door and
peered through the crack.
    “ Morning. I want to
apologise for last night. Can we talk?” It was Nathan. He stood
there grinning at me. How the hell did one person look so good so
early in the morning?
    “ Fine. But you better
have come bearing coffee.”
    “ You’re in luck.” I
watched as he bent down and picked up two takeaway coffee cups and
a brown paper bag. I gave him a small lopsided grin and opened the
door wider.
    “ You should’ve given
me a heads up before coming over here. I just woke up.”
    “ Sorry. I wanted to
surprise you.”
    “ Surprise, you did.”
He offered me my coffee, and I took a sip and moaned with
pleasure.
    “ How did you know my
coffee order?”
    He sat on the arm of my sofa and
crossed his ankles. Damn, he was sexy. I tried to refrain from
staring.
    “ Turns out that you’re
pretty well known at the café. The barista knows you.”
    “ Oh, right. Yeah,
Talia is in my English Literature class.” I took a few more slow
sips of my soy caramel latte, inhaling the sweet, delicious
scent.
    “ Oh, before I forget,
I bought you breakfast, as well.” He stood and held out the brown
grease-covered paper bag towards me. I took it and peered
inside.
    “ Mm, bacon and egg
breakfast roll.” My stomach growled. I hadn’t realised how hungry I
was. I walked into the kitchen.
    “ Want half?” I asked,
bending down to grab some plates from the cupboard.
    “ Only if you can’t eat
all of it.”
    “ I’m a light eater.” I
grabbed a knife and placed the bacon and egg roll on one of the
plates. I attempted to cut into it, failing miserably.
    Nathan chuckled,
watching me in amusement. “Here, let me.” He came to stand behind
me. Taking the knife from me, he pressed down into the bread and
commenced cutting. It was then I noticed our proximity to one
another. He was standing to the right and a little behind me. His
left