Chapter 10
By Wednesday, he thought maybe Claire was starting to get the hint. She’d texted him a few times, and he hadn’t responded. Enough time had probably passed that he could move on and it wouldn’t be too bad. He’d finally settled on Annabelle. After glancing over at the cheerleaders’ practice a few times, he hadn’t once seen Claire talking to her.
When they were done for the day, Dustin got outside early and waited in his car. He watched every person leaving the training facility. When he saw Claire, he ducked down in his seat until she pulled out. That was good. He wouldn’t have to worry about her walking out while he was talking to Annabelle.
When he finally saw her, dark hair shining in the light of the parking lot lamps, he jumped out of his car.
He called out to her. “Hey,
