“You are f*****g clueless.” I muttered under my breath. “I thought you were hitting on her.”
“And if I was?” he questioned.
I thought about it and realized it would be none of my business. I simply shrugged. “Thought she ought to be warned.”
He chuckled. “Cheers, bro.” he nudged me with his elbow. “But incidentally, as cute as she may be, I genuinely found her in the forest. She was running away from me. I think I scared the poor little thing, she tripped up. I didn’t know who she was because I didn’t recognize her. When she introduced herself, I realized she likely didn’t know her way back, especially in the heightened state of panic she seemed to be in. My shift was near done, so I offered to walk her back. That was it. Being a gentleman, was all.”
I shook my head at him, surprised
