“I should never have invited him into the house,” she said, arms wrapped around herself. Even though the night was warm, she felt cold, and she wondered what would have happened if Loc hadn’t intervened. If she’d been lucky, maybe someone would have come inside in search of the bathrooms, but….
“Don’t do that,” Loc replied. “Don’t try to make this your fault. You were only trying to be friendly.”
“I suppose so,” she said, but deep down, she wasn’t sure whether or not she entirely believed him. The warning signs had been there, and she’d chosen to ignore them.
He began to reach out a hand, as if to lay it on her arm to reassure her, but right then the front door opened, and a laughing, obviously tipsy couple entered. “Bathroom?” the girl asked. She was clearly younger than her companion,
