A bad reminder, that’s all she was. Bronwyn lamented that she should’ve kept her mouth shut and allowed Maverick to pass in peace. “It’s fine, sorry. I didn’t mean to snap.” Futile attempts to remain calm barely held out a second before the rigidness took over her frame, and her eyes drifted onto anything but the boy lest they should well up in front of him. “I understand. It’s rather stuffy in there.” Even not looking, Bronwyn could feel his body language, that he wanted to leave. “It’s okay, Maverick. You can go. I won’t blame you for it.”
Maverick shook his head, “It was my fault, honestly, I should have said something. My bad, really.” This was harder than he imagined. Of course, they’d ran into each other several times before but it hurt a little bit more each time they did. He did want to leave but that didn’t mean he wanted to leave her. “Bronwyn. --Come with me? We haven’t spoken much since...but I miss you.”











