"Was Zane's grade delayed because of the incident?"
"I think so. I'm not really sure. I believe Zane thinks it’s because his 'friends' are going to help him out."
"That could totally backfire," I pointed out.
"I know, but I hope it happens," Maximus admitted.
I glanced at him.
"You’re okay with him doing poorly or potentially failing?"
"Yes." His tone was confident.
I blinked in confusion. "But...why?"
"You got seriously hurt, Jewel. You didn't just get a few scratches. You hit your head so hard you were bleeding internally. We're lucky we didn't have to get outsiders involved, but Savannah used to help in surgical procedures with magic involvement and was able to stop the bleed before it got too severe." Maximus sounded extremely upset.
I was silent, not liking his harsh tone.
He noticed and took a deep breath.
"Jewel. You've known us for three weeks now, and have probably noticed Brax is the cool type right?" Maximus asked.
"Well...yea. He has the 'do not mess with me or I'll wreck shit up' appearance," I admitted.
Maximus grinned.
"He doesn't like showing his emotions unless he's pissed or really troubled by something. I haven’t seen him so worried in years and when he's concerned, he goes from confident to the clumsiest person on the planet."
"What?" I asked, trying not to be mean but couldn't help but snicker. I couldn't imagine Brax being clumsy at all.
He just had a dominant nature to him.
"Yup. He already tripped up the stairs twice yesterday and the day before walked straight into the wall when he tried to come in here." Maximus chuckled.
"Oh no. That isn't good. Wait...how long have I been unconscious for?" I furrowed my brow in confusion.
"Today is Sunday, Precious, so four days."
My eyes went wide.
"I missed four days! How am I gonna catch up?" I whispered, unsure whether to feel worried or happy I got to skip a few classes.
This technically counted as resting, right?
"You've been excused. The other professors were notified and Nixon, Kage, and I made notes for you, Brax, and Logan."
"Brax and Logan? They missed class?" I inquired.
"They've been alternating watching you," Maximus confessed. "They didn't have to," I mumbled, looking at Logan and suddenly understanding why he looked so exhausted. "Jewel."
I lifted my head and Maximus kissed my forehead. The kiss was a bit lower than the previous, avoiding the bandage and the softness of his lips made me shiver.
At least I knew my body’s hormones were working just fine.
"They wanted to, and the only reason we weren’t able to was because Ms. Landsford scolded us after we all skipped Thursday classes." Maximus grinned confidently.
I giggled at his prideful expression.