Can’t Win Me Back

"You—" Amber glared at him in embarrassment. Her eyes were dewy and sparkling.

Axel tilted his head with a roguish smile. He tapped his lips to remind her.

Suddenly, he frowned and spun around. A group of smiling kids had gathered by the backdoor of the classroom to watch the unfold. Their cute

heads peeked out of the door, one on top of another, which was rather hilarious to see.

They would have made a fuss if they could speak.

"You rascal!" Amber's face reddened. She shoved him away before fleeing and herding the kids back into the classroom.

Her scolding sounded flirtatious to Axel. His smile deepened when he relished her remark.

Amber returned to the podium after soothing the children. When she looked up, she found Axel shamelessly sitting in a chair by an unoccupied table

in the last row. He folded his arms and rested them on the table, blinking obediently like he, too, was a student.

took a few deep breaths

the kids happily filed out of the classroom, each holding a gift from Amber.

palm, he beamed at

up to him, holding her breath and

could go off at him, he extended an arm and unfurled his palms. Then, he said

for you," she

unfair." He

finally retrieved a bunny keychain from her shirt pocket. "Count

one."

between the bunny keychain

when he did not accept the keychain immediately.

You wouldn't want something like

grabbed her hand and held it tightly. She sweated from her fingertips, and her ears turned

out

"Don't be silly. Of course | love it because you left one for me." He held the bunny keychain to his chest and stroked it like a

"Thank you, Ms. Altman!"

have work to do later. | have no tto fool around with you. Go home." With that, she

Altman, you're good

breath, she turned around to meet his starry