#Chapter 187 – Budding Love in Winter

Russo’s POV Since there were now five of us, we ended up having to call for a van. I offered to take the middle row and sit next to the window so that Lisa was doubly hidden. Outwardly, I said it was for her safety, but inwardly, I was thrilled. Being in the seat together meant that we were virtually unobserved. And it allowed me the opportunity to take her hand and hold it between our legs where the others couldn’t see and give us a hard time about it. I rubbed our fingers together, enjoying the sensation of her skin against mine. And though we hadn’t talked about it, the little ways she was letting me touch her led me to believe that if I asked, she would be interested in something more with me. Could we end up having a relationship with one another? That idea made my stomach turn over and squeeze. I’d never had a relationship, so to speak. I was living with the witches and wizards before. I’d spent too much time drawing a hard line between them and me. I knew the Huntsman