I CAN'T [ BROCK BOESER ]

- eight -

I ignore the finger that is tapping repeatedly against my cheek, my attention stays on the professor teaching the class even when the person next me is being their annoying self. I roll my eyes when the person on the other side of me starts to do the same thing, both of them are poking my cheeks with their index finger and they are both starting to get on my nerves. Why won't they leave me alone!

"If you two don't stop doing that I'll bite both your fingers off." I mutter lowly and in a pissed off tone. The two beside me chuckle silently, not wanting to draw attention to us.

"He's home today." Alicia whispers in a sing-song voice into my ear. I sigh loudly and sink in my chair; my laptop covers my face from the professor as the three of us start to talk quietly. I turn to one side to see Alicia grinning at me and then to my right to see Jessica with an identical grin on her lips, my gosh! Why are they so hung up on Brock? And why are they more excited about him coming home than I am?

"Are you ready to see him?" Jessica asks in a low tone. I sigh and place my hands over my face, I close my eyes as I take deep breathes. Of course, I am excited to see Brock, it's been almost two weeks since we last saw each other in person. We talked every day, I'd wake up to a message from him every morning telling me what city he was in and what he was doing that day. I did miss him, I'll admit that to myself but not to anybody else, they don't need to know that.

"She's thinking about him." Alicia points out and I instantly wipe the smile off my lips.

"I am not." I say with a scowl. The two laugh again at me.

"You were! You always have this different smile on your lips when you think about him, you were thinking about him because you were smiling." Jessica tells nudging my shoulder. I roll my eyes to dismiss Jessica's words, but my cheeks flush a deep shade of red when they catch me out. I can't seem to stop thinking about Brock and seeing him now that he's back in the city.

"Shut up." I mutter and turn my attention back onto the professor.

"That's it for today's lesson, we'll start looking at the documents on Monday. Have a safe weekend." Our professor finishes and I turn to Jessica with another scowl on my face. They made me miss the last five minutes of the class because of their stupidity and questions about Brock.

"Oh, come on, you know enough about the invasion you can write a history book on it!" Jessica protests rolling her eyes.

"Still, this is important!" I sigh. I grumble under my breath as I close down my laptop and start to pack up my bag. Jessica and Alicia do the same and soon we file out of the classroom alongside our classmates, I hold my notebook close to my chest as I walk behind my two friends.

"Are you joining us tonight?" Jessica asks turning back to look at me.

"Where to?" I say lifting my head up as we step into the elevator.

"The G block are holding a house party and have invited everyone." Alicia tells as she leans against the elevator wall.

I shake my head. "I don't think I'll turn up, I think I'll start re-looking at the docs before Monday's class."

"Levi." Jessica groans my name and tilts her head back.

"Don't you ever have fun?" She asks looking back to me. I roll my eyes and follow her out of the elevator, we walk towards the exit and that's when I slow in my steps. What the heck is he doing here? Jessica sees me slowing down and turns back to me, my eyes have widened in shock when I see him push back his blond locks from his face.