7
COLIN
I watched Elise race out of O’Kelley’s like her a*s was on fire. I checked, and it wasn’t, but she was acting like it was.
I sighed and shook my head. Hudson was watching me, so I figured I’d ask him what I did. After all, he heard our entire conversation.
“Did I screw that up?”
He shook his head. “No. She’s cautious. Anonymity is good for her, and you’re not anonymous.”
“But she knows she can trust me.”
He chuckled. “No, she doesn’t. To a logical brain like yours, it might make sense. Even if she calms down, it might make sense. But you’re not who she expected. She expected a random guy she’d never seen before that she would never see again. She expected a guy she could give a fake name to if she wanted. She expected a guy who would enjoy whatever she gave him and not ask f
