over the next few weeks the rest of elaina's classes went smoothly and she had no trouble excelling at them. she was even doing good in english but she had started being around milo more and their conversations had shifted a bit and had become more personal. it was around this time where elaina couldn't deny the fact that she had a crush on milo. she found herself dreaming about him and thinking of him without even trying. although he was her teacher of didn't feel as wrong as she thought but instead felt almost normal to her. she would spend her lunch breaks with him and they would talk about what they liked to do in their free time and where their favorite spots were. the next day elaina walked in and asked milo to help her finish the last part for an upcoming project. they finished quickly but the two of them still had a lot of free time on their hands. somehow they had moved on to talking about her plans for the future and what elaina wanted to do career wise. as elaina tried to move her hand she knocked her drink over and her coffee spilled all over her flannel. milo laughed and said "don't worry i'm sure i have something you can wear instead. he came out of his closet a minute later with an large black jacket. elaina let out a small whimper as he unbuttoned her oversized flannel and tossed it aside. his finger brushed against her stomach while he was messing with one of the only buttons she had bothered to even, well, button. without looking away milo held out his jacket so she could put her arms through it. she smiled and thanked him and stayed to help him clean up the remaining coffee. "i'm really sorry about that" she said as she was wiping his desk. "don't worry about it, happens to the best of us" milo responded. after she had thrown away the wipe she waved goodbye and left his room.
a couple days later elaina was with him again and was telling milo about her childhood. she was talking about how her step dad was the best father she could have asked for and how she was so glad her biological father wasn't around. she went into detail about how horrible he was and how he would abuse and cheat on her mother. sometimes she wouldn't eat for a whole day because he refused to deal with her. she talked about the horrible things he would do to her mother and elaina along with how they were always living in fear. that's when something unexpected happened, tears started streaming down her face. elaina never cried especially not in front of anyone. she felt vulnerable and unsafe whenever she did but for some reason it wasn't like that with milo. she felt quite the opposite with him and felt like she could tell him anything. she continued to speak while tears flowed as he walked up to her and sat beside her. milo gently pulled her closer to him and cupped his hand around her head as she silently cried into his chest with her arms wrapped around him. it was hard for her to speak about her past but he made her feel better about it. she woke up an hour later realizing they both had fallen asleep there and elaina slowly moved away from him careful not to wake him. she got up and noticed how cute milo was when he was sleeping. she walked out of the room and drove home quickly as it was still very bright outside.
