#Chapter 39: Study Date

Nina I didn’t want to admit that it broke my heart to tell Enzo we couldn’t be together, but it was the right thing to do. We would be toxic together, and besides -- there was just too much drama surrounding the pseudo-relationship we already had for a real relationship to be able to blossom. Admittedly, I didn’t know if I even wanted to go on this date with James after everything. Was it even a date, or were we just two friends meeting up to study? Either way, I didn’t know if it was a good idea, especially so soon after I told Enzo that we could only be friends. I told Jessica everything, however, and she convinced me to go. “Aw, come on, Nina!” Jessica said when I told her about James and Enzo. “Are you really gonna let a guy who you hooked up with once stop you from going on a date with a really sweet guy who clearly likes you?” I wanted to explain that it wasn’t just a hookup, that Enzo had saved my life multiple times now and that he possibly even th