Lucas suddenly hugged Coco tightly and buried his face in her neck.

"I hate that I have to wait until tomorrow to see you again."

"It's just a matter of a few hours.”

Although they weren't living together at night, they usually saw each other during the day, often having lunch or dinner together.

"Isn't that too long?"

Coco couldn't help but laugh. "Are you the Lucas I know?"

"Do you think I'm not?" he whispered.

"It just feels like you're a bit different from the person I first met," she said.

When she first knew him, he was hard to approach. But now…

"What's different?"

"You're not as cold as you used to be, and you talk more. Sometimes, you even seem a bit..." Coco hesitated to finish her sentence.

"Clingy?" Lucas finished it for her.

"Yeah... something like that." Coco cleared her throat feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Do you like me acting like this?"

Coco blushed slightly. She did like this different side of him, a side only she could see.

"I... I like it," she a