“Oh, I’m sure,” John said confidently. “There’s always another fish in the sea and all that. Is that what you’re trying to say?”
“I mean, not…exactly.”
“I’m the last person who needs your pity.”
“I wasn’t trying—”
John turned and grabbed her hand. “Come with me. I want to show you something.”
Lexi was so surprised by the abrupt change in the conversation that she just followed him down the hall. She hadn’t meant to come across as pitying him. She certainly didn’t look down on him for not having a girlfriend or for not settling down. To each his own for whatever lifestyle he wanted. Of all people, she definitely wasn’t the model for how to go about relationships. It wasn’t her place to judge, and she hoped he didn’t think that.
“Where are we going?” Lexi finally asked after they had t
