Chapter 17: Girls of the Night

“Are you sure this is fine?” Callie asked Raleigh as he handed her a burger and soda. As usual, he had picked her up from the university and were on their way back to Vin’s apartment, but not before stopping at a fast food drive-thru for some burgers.

Raleigh looked at her with a wide grin, “A little fast food never killed anyone, Callie.”

Seeing Raleigh’s smile reassured Callie, and it reminded her that Raleigh was still just a kid. Barely twenty-one, but the wisdom in his eyes betrayed the innocence of his smiles.

She couldn’t help but feel safe with him, like she was with a friend.

“No, I meant staying out later than my curfew.”

It was his turn to chuckle. “Don’t worry about it too much,” he said as he took a bite of his chicken sandwich. “Besides, how else am I supposed to get to know you?”

That took Callie by surprise, “You want to get to know me?”

“Duh. I’m supposed to spend my precious time with you instead of training. I at least, want to know the person I’m babysitting.