“Relax. It’s not what you think. Quaid, this is my sister, Amelia. Amelia, this is Quaid. He’s working a case with me. We have stuff to do tonight, so I asked him to pick me up.” “Oh, okay. Sure. Nice to meet you, Quaid.” I was just a guy working a case with him. Not what you think. What did that mean? I hadn’t even warranted the title of friend. Yeah, I was definitely attributing far too much to Aslan’s random touches and flirty behavior. The comment was more proof that I needed to be careful before I ended up in over my head and got hurt.
