364 Graduation Day

"Nothing."

"I don't believe you." Cosette narrowed her eyes, pushing herself up until she was standing before Maxen. "Maxen, what are you planning?"

"Nothing." Maxen shook his head, but Cosette quirked a brow and took a step closer. "Cosette, it's really nothing."

"I don't like secrets." Cosette bent over until her face was a few inches from his. "I get nervous when I feel like you're up to something and you won't tell me."

Maxen assessed her face, which was just inches from his before he blurted out. "I'm… twenty."

"Ah?"

"I'm not a teen anymore," he clarified, and, without thinking twice, he slipped his arm around her waist to pull her closer. "I was thinking I will turn twenty-one this year, too. When we first met, you were sixteen, but now you're a bit… older."