"Candice, wait!" Brad's voice hits me like a knife.

Shit.

Seconds later, he catches up to me, gently gripping the top of my arm. I turn around to find him looking at me like I'm insane.

"What did I say?" he asks, already apologizing with his eyes.

I shrug, trying like hell to look calm. This is too much. He is too much, so I blurt the first thing I can think of. "Why are you so interested in me?"

He looks at me like he didn't hear me right, so I ...