"What? No!" I blurted, startled by the suggestion and rejecting it without a second thought.
"Why not?" Isaac's voice was calm, but I could feel his gaze on me. I avoided turning to meet his eyes.
"Because I already made plans with my friend," I said, brushing a stray lock of hair behind my ear and blinking a little too much. "Yeah, we planned this weeks ago. It's an important hangout, so... sorry."
"Can I join you?"
That question caught me completely off guard. Clearly, he was overstepping. But given everything he had done to help me, I couldn't bring myself to reject him too harshly.
"Uh... sorry, I don't think that'd work." I stared awkwardly at the second button on his shirt. "You know, we'll be shopping too. Just girl stuff, things you probably wouldn't be interested in."
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