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."

you've got something to say. Beating around the bush is only going to make me

wait until you're feeling better," Dustin replied, ever

that was why I couldn't see him as

feigning urgency. "Not telling me makes me more anxious, which won't help

helpless.

seconds. "Rad had a fall-out with my parents. You probably

I haven't,"

saw Conrad today, and he didn't mention

sighed softly. "My mom kicked Haley out of one of Rad's houses, which set Rad off. My dad

first

the house, I felt it would

me all this?" I knew Dustin

looked conflicted as if it was hard

knowing smile. "You want me

not fair to drag you into this, but my parents listen to you, and..." Dustin stopped, but his

me,

I meant," Dustin tried to

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

held

this up with your parents. As to why they would know about it, I

thing's for sure..."