David grinned. “I’m sure she could have taken care of herself. She seems very resourceful.” The way she’d handled herself with those attackers had been impressive. Few people would have been able to adapt to a dangerous situation so well, but she had. Her parents would have been proud of her.
David stared deep into Nicole’s eyes as he talked, and a shiver ran through her limbs. She needed to get out of here, it was too much to handle right now. “Okay, if everyone is through talking about me in the third person, I should be getting home.”
“You shouldn’t be walking home by yourself.” Meg frowned. “It isn’t safe.”
“I’ll be fine.” Nicole tapped her foot absentmindedly. Once she was alone, she imagined that she could figure out what was going on with her, but right now, she needed to get awa
