“Totally, a big one.” She nods. “I did too. Nice meeting you and all. You really gotta leave at 8?”
“Can’t, really. If I do, guards will be behind us. It’ll be messy. Say, what time is it? I didn’t bring my watch.” she asked. “Once you leave, Sly here will surely miss you.”
A laugh came from the girl as she slowly nodded. “I wish he wasn’t that protective; I feel like he’s got a leash on me.”...
Kayla nodded. “Ah, gotcha. I was my dad’s only girl too, though he wasn’t as overprotective to me.” She laughed a little...