#Chapter 253 – Fear

“All right. I just…have very little time alone with you now, Ariel,” Luca says, straightening up and slipping his hands into his pockets as he, apparently, adjusts himself to the knowledge that his time-share deal with Jackson is apparently dead. “At least, time without him around. And that’s…difficult for me.” “It’s difficult for me too,” I say quietly, my eyes going a little wide when I see the sadness on his face, hating it. “But…I mean, at school I have very little time for…anything. It’s not that I don’t want to spend time alone with you, Luca, I just…don’t know when that would be.” “Well, do you think we could meet in the dream state more?” he says quietly, taking a hand from his pocket and casting it out in front of him, seeking some medium ground. “We haven’t done that in a while and –“ “No,” I say instantly, knowing that it’s impossible, shaking my head. Luca’s eyes go wide as he stares at me, completely shocked by my answer. And inside, I know that in terms of givi