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“Really. Are you all right?” he asked again.
The concern warmed me. “I’m shaken, but just talk to me isn’t new for him. Give a guy a taste of something this incred—” I snapped my jaw shut, because I was joking and he was going to take it wrong and think I was some kind of egomaniac.
“I believe it. I’ll walk you to your car and make sure he doesn’t stop you again.”
I should tell him no, but the scenery was nice, he was nicer, and I wasn’t up for another confrontation with Sean. “Thank you.”
I kept my mouth shut on the stroll, though. I was way too stressed about Sean tracking me down in person to filter my thoughts. “This is me,” I said when we reached my car. I could manage that much.
“He’s not going to be a problem for you when you leave, is he?” Dustin asked.
Probably not, but maybe. I was nervous now. “I’ll head to a friend’s first, and make sure he’s not following me.”
“Stay safe.”
I climbed into my car and rolled down the window. “Thank you for your help.”
He leaned in close enough for me to see the details in his stubble. “And thank you for the stunningly flattering recreation of my friend and me.”
My heart dropped into my stomach.
Dustin turned away before I could find an answer, waving over his shoulder as he walked away. The view didn’t diminish my embarrassment, but at least now I was worried about something other than Sean.
The Dustin Embarrassment faded fast. I’d never see him again. Instead, as I left the college grounds and merged onto main roads, my attention alternated between the road and my mirrors far more than I was comfortable.
The next light I stopped at, I dialed my brother, Graham, and put him on speaker.
Sean had always limited his we need to talks to email and phone calls. He hadn’t sought me out in person without warning before. I didn’t like it.
