Chapter 40

Paige's POV I chewed my bottom lip while talking to Steve over the phone, standing in front of Noah as a hospital nurse treated him. He'd really hurt himself when we tumbled down those stairs. "Are you with him, Paige?" Steve's voice carried a hint of suspicion through the phone. I squeezed my eyes closed, . "N-No, Steve. I just had an emergency." "Are you sure?". "Yes." I opened my eyes only to meet Noah's intense gaze. Those midnight black eyes that haunted my dreams for five years. I glanced at the nurse, who bowed and left after finishing with Noah's wound. After the call ended, I slipped my phone inside my pouch and looked at Noah. Without warning, he suddenly pulled me close and hugged my waist, resting his cheek against my stomach. My heart raced as I put my trembling hands on his shoulders. "N-Noah, let go of me.". "You promised to talk to me, Paige. Let's talk." I roamed my eyes around. We're in a public place, since we're in the hospital's emergency room. "Not here, Noah." He