Jaime’s night had gone from oh, s**t to not this s**t in a minute. His plan to avoid Steve brought him face to face with the second to last person he wanted to see. It had been weeks, but nothing could prepare Jaime for seeing Tyler again. Jaime had seen him a couple of times around town, but he had avoided any direct meeting.
“What do you want?” Jaime asked with a sigh.
“You can’t keep running from what scares you.” Tyler closed the distance between them. Jaime wasn’t sure if Tyler had seen Steve or he was talking about himself. “You let him chase you out of the dojo, out of the bar. When does it stop?”
Jaime’s expression hardened. Of course everyone in the dojo would know why Jaime quit, but it was a little late for Tyler to start playing Sempai again.
“You have no right to talk to m
