“Evie, you don’t make this easy,” Jude says with a grin, brushing himself off.
I blink at him, still stunned, my heart racing. “What—why—what are you doing here?”
He shrugs casually, leaning against the wall. “Just. Figured I’d stop by. You don’t mind, do you?”
I’m not sure if it’s the adrenaline from the unexpected entrance or the way he makes it seem like this is the most normal thing in the world, but I feel myself shaking my head.
“No, I—I don’t mind,” I blurt out.
Jude grins even wider. “Good. I wasn’t planning on leaving anytime soon.”
But then it strikes me hard. “No wait,” I object, gathering my thoughts. “The only reason I let you in was so you wouldn’t crack your skull falling off.”
He laughs, but then seems to realise that he has snuck in so he must be quiet. “Don’t tell
