I could have killed him, but there wasn’t any arguing with him. There never was. It wasn’t the interruption, that was just what I needed, but the way he went about it. The respect he showed me and the disdain in his voice as he addressed Alex. Especially after Alex had confided in me about how he felt about Ben and his attitude, I felt bad. Mainly because I knew Ben was being harder on him because it was me that was involved in the situation.
“I need to change.” I kept my tone clipped and formal. It might have been too harsh, but I wanted Ben to know that I disapproved of his actions. He was fast enough to disapprove of mine so I could return the favour.
I didn’t wait for him to escort me or to object. There was a reason why Alice had insisted on me buying more formal outfits and it seem
