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.

until she took a few deep breaths that she collected herself

the classroom, each holding a gift from

palm, he beamed at

up to him, holding her breath and pressing her

him, he extended an arm and unfurled his

for you," she

that's unfair." He looked so

raced. Biting her lower lip, she finally retrieved a

one."

bunny

her hand when he did not accept the keychain

wouldn't want something like a

and held it tightly. She sweated from her fingertips, and her ears turned red. She watched as he

keychain out of her

it because you left one for me." He held the bunny keychain to his chest and stroked it like

"Thank you, Ms. Altman!"

later. | have no tto fool around with you. Go home."

"Ms. Altman, you're good at sign language. Mind teaching me?

calming her breath, she turned around to meet his