No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 303



"Not feeling well?" Dustin walked in, holding a bouquet, his face etched with concern.

Lying down at this moment seemed inappropriate. Grasping the bedrail, I attempted to sit up, but Dustin pressed gently against my shoulder. "Don't get up."

"I'm okay," I insisted, trying to sit up anyway.

Lying before Ernest was never awkward, making him quite different from other men to me.

Dustin's gaze fixed on my face. "What happened?"

How could I tell him the shock from my parents' situation had got to me?

It wasn't that I couldn't say it, but it was more that I didn't want to. For some reason, I'd been keeping my words to a minimum, avoiding wasting them on things I could easily brush off.

"Just a little faint from low blood sugar," I lied.

Dustin seemed skeptical, eyeing me closely before I quickly changed the subject, "What did you want to talk about?"

Dustin hesitated, then offered a placating falsehood, "Nothing much."

more firmly, "Spit it out if you've got something to say. Beating

feeling better," Dustin replied, ever the gentle

see him as

"Not telling

looked somewhat helpless. "Fine, I'll

"Rad had a fall-out

I haven't," I

saw Conrad today, and

Rad off. My

aware of the first part. The rest

kicking Haley out of the house, I felt it would end badly, but

trying to say by telling me all this?" I knew Dustin had a reason

looked conflicted as if it was hard to

want me to

it's not fair to drag you into this, but my parents listen to you, and..."

because of me, right?" I

not what I meant," Dustin tried to

supposed to be Conrad's gift to me, but he let Haley stay there instead. That's also

eyes held

I met his gaze without flinching. "But I've never brought this up with your parents. As to why they would

thing's for sure..."