In the end, however, Zoe still rejected him.

She said, “We’re not at the point where we could watch a movie together! Stop asking me out!”

He asked, “Well, then. What are we to each other now?”

Refusing to answer the question, she hung up on him. Only then did she realize her burning face and feel deeply embarrassed. After all, they had just done some unspeakable things in his car last night.

It was afternoon and the sun was shining brightly.

Leaning on the couch on the second floor, she