"Of course he is acting irrationally." She replied "He can see that you are hurting and you are not letting him be there for you. Also he sees that you are trying to leave him."

I did not say anything else as we both crossed the cafeteria. The two males were already seated at our normal table. The only abnormal thing was Brennan had taken my seat.

I was both devastated and relieved. I could avoid my skin brushing against his skin but with the giant sitting opposite me then I could not run away from his gaze.

Stone was watching me from his seat. I was trying not to meet his eye but it was pretty much impossible. His irises were like two black holes. They were sucking me in and imprisoning me.

I stole a glance at him before I sat down.

Silence hung in the air between us and the tension could be cut with a knife. I watched as Lana fiddled with her sleeve and Brennan looked between Stone and me.

The large man across the table was still focused on me and the small gleam in his eyes almost looked like longing.

Brennan coughed and decided to fill the quietness "I am genuinely scared Stone is going to forget that it is not Ella next to him and he starts trying to touch my leg."

All of the things I thought I saw in Stone's expression was now completely gone as he sent a glare Brennan's way.

A new voice spoke as I felt someone sit down next time. The blonde invader forced my body to move closer to Lana to make room for her.

Surprisingly, Lacey who was obviously there for her own agenda addressed me "I am really sorry to hear about your dad."

I raised an eyebrow at her "Thank—"

She did not keep her focus my way for any longer. The blonde girl started to speak across the table. At Stone. It was pretty clear that she had wanted him for a while but I did not think she would move as quickly as she did.

My stomach dropped at the thought of them. I kept my eyes trained on my hands that were resting on my lap. I tried to tune out of the conversation. I really did not want to sit and listen to their conversation and think about the possibility of Stone moving on.

Lana nudged me with her elbow before she leant close and whispered "Are you really not going to stop this? She is shamelessly flirting."

I shrugged, twiddling my thumbs "I have no right to be jealous."

That did not mean that I was not.

Stone was not looking at her though. His undivided attention was on me.

Minutes passed and Stone and I were still in a heated eye lock. During this time, Lacey kept talking but his stare was fixed on me and not once did it move.