"Giselle, do you mind if I switch places with Thomas? I just hate being on the corners" Jane pleads with me.
                          
I sigh indecisively looking away. I don't think there's anything wrong with having Thomas by my side, right? At the end of the day we are in a conference and this seems to overwhelm Jane a lot, I would not want her to be nervous all the time during the conference.
                          
"Only if that's okay with you, of course!" she suddenly exclaims worried and I just brush it off.
                          
"It's okay. I want you to be comfortable." I reassure her and she looks at me at unease.
                          
"Are you sure?" I nod at her one more time and she hugs me slightly. "Shhh, shhh", she hisses at Thomas trying to get his attention and gets it when Lizzy alerts him that Jane is calling him. He is confused as he does not talk much to her but listens attentively anyway.
                          
I take the opportunity to turn my attention to Reece's message that is still unread and open the conversation.
                          
Reece: Have fun at the conference and try not to pass out when you see him x
                          
Me: ha ha, very funny but thanks xx
                          
 I can't help but smile to see that he has remembered today's conference even though it is true that I have not stopped talking about it. Neither of them has proposed to meet another day but seeing that Bailee's birthday is in a few days, it will not be necessary to meet to see each other. 
                          
And we don't have time to do it either because of the university.

                          
My nerves start to eat me at the thought of seeing George again and not knowing what to expect from him. Does he know I've already seen Reece? If not, I'm sure he would feel just as uncomfortable as me. I mean, part of everything going so bad in the end was because he told me to do that (and my fault too because I listened to him).
                          
I was so deep in thought that I don't realize Thomas is standing between my seat and Lizzy's waiting for me to move my legs the other way so he can pass.

                          
"Oh, sorry" I whisper as I let him sit by my side. 
                          
"You seems pretty distracted, are you okay?" he asks trying to gain my attention but I still have my eyes fixed on my playing hands.
                          
"Oh yeah, I just have many things on my mind, birthdays, university... you know?" And also thinking of a boy that I don't know what he wants or how he feels about me now.
                          
"Maybe I can help you with that" he offers and I roll my eyes when I realize what he's talking about.
                          
"Yeah, in the same way you helped me "having fun", right?" I snap at him and he lift his hands, playing the victim.
                          
"It worked, didn't it?" he shamelessly hints and I nudge him making him laugh.
                          
After our talk of "no feelings involved", I thought that our friendship was going to be uncomfortable to say the least, at least on my part it was but it turned out to be the opposite for him. He started talking to me in class as if we were "friends" and in a way, we have a confidence that could not have been built in any other way. 
                          
The director welcomes and I feel like jumping out of my seat when I see the director waving to the audience as he sits in a chair in front of the directive and adjusts the microphone tightly. I cover my mouth with emotion and I feel my heart race when he starts talking about his new film project.

                          
All my focus on him vanishes when I notice Thomas' hand squeezing my thigh. My heart races again but for a completely different reason now. He leans on me slowly and I can feel his breath on my neck before he whispers: