Ellie's Pov
The library was quiet after closing time. I had locked the front doors and turned off most of the lights. Only the lamp over the circulation desk still glowed. I was putting away the last stack of returned books when I heard a knock at the glass door, I looked up and saw Jax Ryder standing there. Rain dripped from his dark hair and black leather jacket, he held something in his hand. My stomach dropped when I recognized it. It was my journal.
I walked over and opened the door just enough for him to step inside. He shook the rain off his jacket and handed me the leather-bound book. Our fingers brushed as I took it, my face felt hot. I knew he had read it, I could tell from the way he looked at me.
“I found this on the table in the back,” he said. His voice was low. “You shoul
