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The
idea seemed reasonable enough. If I was having tons of fun with
Duncan’s friends I could just stay with them. If not, I had an out.
“Sounds good.” I grabbed my purse and double checked I had
everything inside that I needed.
    Duncan waited for me at
the front door. I hugged Reyna to put her at ease. “Call me when
you get down there.”
    “I will… be safe.” She
held on longer than necessary.
    “I will be.” I followed
Duncan outside.
    From inside I heard
Reyna. “Is she safe?”
    Chad reassured her.
“Yes. At least I think so.”
    I shivered. Did Chad
dislike his roommate that much?
    “Don’t worry about
him.” Duncan patted my arm.
    I waited for more of an
explanation of why I shouldn’t have worried about Chad’s
hesitation, but none came.
    “How are we getting
downtown?” I didn’t want to make a scene, but I also didn’t plan on
getting into a car with a guy I barely knew.
    “The streetcar. Finding
parking on Halloween would be impossible.”
    “Oh, the streetcar
sounds great.” Public transportation sounded perfect.
    “You were afraid to get
in my car.” He gave me a small smile as we walked.
    “Maybe a little.” For
good reason. From what Shaun had demonstrated, you couldn’t be too
careful. I figured I’d be safe enough in public though. At least I
hoped I was. “Why did you invite me tonight?”
    He looked at me like I
was crazy. “Because I wanted you with me, and I thought you’d
prefer to spend time with me than Shaun.”
    “You’ve got that much
right.”
    He stopped walking. “My
offer from last night is still on the table.”
    “Your offer? Wait,
about killing him?” I contemplated an excuse of why I couldn’t
go.
    He smiled, and I
relaxed. Had I really thought it was anything but a joke? “He’s
okay. I’m leaving in the morning anyway.”
    “Oh. Leaving to where?”
He stopped on the median to wait.
    “To school. This was
only a weekend visit.”
    “You want to go back?”
He put an arm around me as a group of guys without costumes walked
over.
    I assumed it was a
protective gesture and didn’t shrug it off. “Yes. I’ve been ready
since I got here.”
    “Because of Shaun?”
    “Because of everything.
I knew Reyna was into Chad, but I should have predicted just how
into him she was.”
    “You’re single.” It was
a statement and not a question.
    “Yes. Very much so.”
What was with everyone asking me that? Kalisa was obsessed with
it.
    “Are you a virgin?”
    If I’d been drinking,
I’d have choked. Instead I coughed. “What?”
    “A virgin. Have you had
sex before?” He watched me carefully.
    “How is that any of
your business?”
    “It’s not, I’m just
curious.” He buried his hand in his pocket.
    “I’m not a virgin.”
Considering the less than stellar experiences I’d had though, I’d
have been better off being one.
    “Good.”
    “Good? Why is that
good?” Shaun and Chad were right. This guy was really weird.
    “Because I’d feel
guilty having the thoughts I’m having right now about someone
untouched.”
    “Uh.” Seriously? He had
to get creepy too?
    “Maybe I should just
call Reyna.”
    “No.” he removed his
arm from around me, but stayed close. “I want you to stay.”
    “Evidently.”
    He smiled. “I promise
you’ll enjoy yourself.”
    “No weird, creepy
business then?” I knew his word didn’t really mean anything, but
maybe it would help me emphasize I wasn’t in the mood to be toyed
with.
    “No. Just a fun night
out.”
    I needed to keep the
conversation going. “What year are you?”
    “Oh, I’m not in school
right now. I was at Baylor for a while, but I’m taking a
break.”
    Not in school? There
went the comfort from knowing he went to college with people I
knew. Not that that fact would have changed anything. “How’d you
end up living with Chad and Shaun then?”
    “They put up an ad
looking for a third roommate, and I responded. The place isn’t
great, but I wasn’t allowed to stay where