She met his eyes from across the room. He flushed all the way to his neck before whipping his head away.

She giggled, then shaking her head as she collected her stuff, preparing to leave.

Clark peeked another glance at her and was surprised to see her leaving. Was he really that bad? His mind scrambled around to find a way to make her stay.

He grabbed his papers and pens before hurrying after her.

She ducked by a corner, making him lose sight of her.

Turning the corner, a hand grabbed his collar and he turned around to meet a very familiar smirking e/c eyes. Her lips curled to a smile that said 'I knew it'.

"Long time to see Kent." She greeted.

He swallowed. His knees felt like jelly when he met her eyes. "H-Hi."

"I caught you checking me out." Y/N said, smugly.

"Well, you are beautiful." He blurted without thinking.

"Why, thanks." She smiled. Letting go of his collar, she leaned against the brick wall of the building. "How's life?"

"It's all right to me." He chuckled, rubbing he back if his neck awkwardly. "You?" He asked.

"I've been around..." her voice trailed off.

"Why were you at the library?" He asked, curiously.

"I like to read, Kent." She rolled her eyes but still kept a smile on her face. "Is that a surprise? I read all the time."

Yeah, we used to read together.

"You moved back to Metropolis?" He asked.

"Yeah." Her eyes seemed to unfocus. "I guess I miss home."

"Central City wasn't for you huh?" He joked.

She chuckled. "Yeah. The Flash was hot though."

He smiled, a little strained.

A silence rose between them which was weird because when they were dating they never use to have silences unless it was comfortable.

"Is that the only reason you came back?" He asked, a little hopeful.

She stared into his blue eyes but then carded her gaze to the cement ground.

"Yeah, and I missed someone." She said, not meeting his eyes.

"Oh?" He asked softly.

"My parents." She quickly said. "And my apartment."

The hope deflated in his chest. "Oh."

They felt their hearts sink as none of them made a move and both oblivious the the obvious feelings that linger.

"See you around, Clark." She whispered before rushing off.

He stared at her retreating figure as he tried to convince himself to move on.

She swallowed the lump in her throat as she tried to push down her feelings.