Diana went straight to see Kyle and found him in the college laboratory. He was dissecting a rabbit, another task in their joint project. Impressed by his concentration and silence, Diana approached him quietly.
“Kyle, I brought a cup of coffee for you.”
Kyle turned and smiled at her, “Have you finished your business?”
Diana fell into silence. She was not a good liar, and she couldn’t tell Kyle about things between her and Brian. She hoped it would be finished as soon as possible. But who really knew when all this would come to an end?
After Diana left his question unanswered, Kyle didn’t ask again. He wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves. Seeing that, Diana went to offer Kyle a tissue, but she realized he was still conducting the experiment and couldn’t take off his gloves. Diana held the tissue in silence. The atmosphere was rather awkward.
Kyle looked at her and said, “If you don’t mind, could you help me?”
“Well…” Diana flushed and uttered, “Okay.”
Kyle was handsome. As Diana carefully wiped his forehead, she felt it was quite an intimate moment. However, Kyle was entirely focused on the rabbit in his hand. Diana started to think that maybe her excitement was not really justified. It was clear that Kyle was not interested in her. He only asked her to help him to relieve the embarrassment between them.
“Kyle, what could I do for you?”
“There is a stopwatch for recording data over there. Could you check the timer and tell me how much time is left?”
Kyle spoke in his normal tone. Diana was sure her feeling that there might be something between them was just nonsense.
The experiment took another hour, though Diana’s patience ran out long before it was over. She walked in and out of the laboratory. She played on her phone and watched the time tick by. It seemed that she hadn’t come here at a good time, as Kyle was busy with the experiment.
After what seemed like forever, she heard Kyle let out a long, relieved breath behind her.
“Finished?” It should have been the two of them completing the experiment, yet Diana’s tone made it seem like he had kept her waiting.
Kyle was slightly baffled by Diana’s impatience. He grabbed a cup of coffee and took a well-earned sip. But he acted so quickly that Diana had no time to mind him that cup of coffee was hers.
Kyle smiled at her and said, “That’s great coffee. Thank you.”
“You’ve had a long day. Kyle, let’s go for dinner. I’ll treat you.” Diana threw the other cup of coffee into the bin and quietly followed him out of the lab.
Rubbing his wrists, Kyle opened a cabinet and handed a paper bag to Diana. “Diana, you don’t have much time left to complete your work. This is the document of my experiments so you can see what I’ve done.”
Kyle held the paper bag easily, while for Diana, it was like holding a huge bag of rocks. Kyle was quite strong, Diana noted. Together with his charming smile, he was gorgeous.
“You can ask me if there’s anything you’re not sure about.” Kyle picked up his coat and put it on. “Where are you heading for the dormitory? I could give you a ride.”
Diana was still dumbstruck, thinking of Kyle’s good looks. Kyle reached out his arms to gently pull Diana out of the room and stood beside her to lock the door. He did this all so quickly and smoothly that Diana became enveloped in his manly fragrance.
“Let’s go, Diana.”
The image of Kyle waving at her under the setting sun was deeply carved in Diana’s mind. It was so fantastic and beautiful.
On the way back to the dormitory, Diana continued thinking about Kyle’s charming smile. Compared with Brian, Kyle was like an angel. If all men acted like Kyle, women would be overwhelmed with joy and happiness.