"So… what is it, Senior?"
They had moved far enough from the garden that the noise faded into the background. The corner behind the church was quiet, shaded by tall trees, with barely anyone passing through.
Vanessa crossed her arms lightly, watching him.
As far as she remembered, she and Riley hadn't interacted much recently. Nothing that would explain him coming all the way here, pulling her aside like this.
And honestly…
That alone made her cautious.
Not because of him specifically—but because of what came with him.
Riley had a reputation.
The kind that made things… complicated.
If someone saw them together like this, alone, in a quiet spot behind the church—it wouldn't take long before people started talking. And knowing how things usually went around him, those "talks" tended to spiral into misunderstandings real fast.
Dangerous, she thought quietly.
Not in a bad way.
Just… objectively speaking.
The kind of person a girl shouldn't be seen alone with too often.
