Eric and Bryna made it to the hotel where Jude was staying. It was a five-star hotel off campus, and Eric knew where it was without her telling him. He drove up to the entrance to let her out.
She took a deep breath.
She started to get out, but he reached out and grabbed her arm.
“Hey.”
“Yeah?” she asked.
“I hope you know what you’re doing.”
“Me, too,” she whispered.
“I’ll wait for you.”
She shook her head. “No. I can’t ask you to do that.”
“You didn’t ask.”
She smiled. “Thanks for being a good friend, but I’ll be fine. I don’t know how long I’ll be.”
“Call me when you’re done then.”
“I will.” She shrugged off his arm. “Don’t worry about me.”
He didn’t think she was fine on a good day, and today was far from that. She almost felt a pang of regret for putting him in this positi
