Grace stood back contently as people began to pair up. Her gaze shifted over to Kyle as others began moving over to him, asking to be his partner and she smiled, despite herself. He said he’d like to make friends; this was probably a really good opportunity for him. She then looked around slightly, though no one had really caught her attention to be her buddy, so it was more likely she’d have to be paired by the teacher. When she looked back at Kyle next he was pointing at her and everyone who had surrounded him to ask to be his partner was looking at her in surprise.

Instantly Grace blushed slightly, picking up quickly what was going on as people moved away, disappointed, some giving her odd looks. She walked back over to Kyle at this point, unable to hide the smile on her face. “You don’t have to, you know.” She said softly as she stood beside him. “I don’t mind if you want to have someone else as your partner.” Although she was really glad he’d chosen her, she didn’t want to feel like she was holding him back, or he was picking her because they were friends when he wanted to pick someone else more. If they had been getting graded as a pair she would have outright refused.