Bradley sized him up, detecting a touch of animosity in Lance’s demeanor. Squinting slightly, he probed, “Boyfriend?”

He recalled hearing that Bettie was single.

Bettie instinctively hid behind Bradley, gripping his sweater tightly.

Peeking out, she blurted, “He’s no boyfriend of mine! He’s a bad person who wants to grab me and sell me off, like to the ravines or something!”

Lance addressed Bettie. “Bettie, enough. I get you’re upset with me but you can’t just throw around accusations like that…”

Bradley stared at Lance with suspicion, retorting, “You’ve said enough.

Get out quickly, or I’ll get security

More likely, he was

his eyes behind the glasses. Lance looked intently into Bradley’s eyes and asked with intensity, “Who are you? Who gave you the

trying to take

“Bradley isn’t a stranger to me. He’s my

a smug look, remarking, “Did you hear

She couldn’t even

exchanged tense glares, the air

ready

want to be away for too long, so he turned to Bettie

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