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."

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

you're feeling better," Dustin replied, ever the gentle

why I couldn't see him as

knew how to push his buttons, feigning urgency. "Not telling me makes me

somewhat helpless. "Fine, I'll tell

for seconds. "Rad had a fall-out with my parents. You probably haven't

I haven't,"

Conrad today, and he

kicked Haley out of one of Rad's houses, which set Rad off. My dad hit him and

only aware of the first part. The rest was news

felt it would end badly, but she wouldn't listen

telling me all this?" I

looked conflicted as if it was hard

want me to talk to your parents,

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

me, right?" I finished for

I meant," Dustin tried to

scoffed mockingly, "The house was supposed to be Conrad's gift to me, but he let Haley stay there instead. That's also why Conrad and I broke up, something I've

eyes held a

this up with your parents. As

thing's for sure..."