I glance around, but there’s no one else that I can see. Which means… he’s walking straight towardsme.
I can hide. I can run.
I should hide. I should run.
But I don’t do anything.
Because, despite the panicked hammering of my heart, I’m not a coward.
Either that, or I’m a f*****g i***t.
Could be both. Can’t decide.
I stand off to the side so that Lucio won’t be able to see me. But the door is open wide enough forBartek to see me as he passes.
I stiffen when I see him approach, but his transition is seamless.
He gives me a polite smile as he slips into the gym with me and shuts the door.
“Well, fancy running into you here,” he croons in that oddly high-pitched, velvety voice.
I back up a little, wanting to keep at least four feet between us at all times. Four mi
