It still doesn't make sense to her, not exactly. She can understand that he wanted to keep his job but at this school, the boundaries between students and teachers were blurred, romantically. And all she could think about was that he was ashamed of being with her when there were lots of other people who had no problem with showing off. It was, ultimately, what drove them apart.

"It takes me a little longer than that." Considering she doesn't have the perks of his power. She glances at him with a gentle and tentative smile. "Are you sure about this? Because I can't do the whole hiding thing again."