Jeremy’s Visit (2)

As soon as Noah left to go inside one of the batting cages, Jeremy turned to me. "Do you ever fear that Noah and the Atkins might be exploiting you to get to me?"

Faced with the sudden accusation, I paused. Then let out a short laugh. 

Jeremy was taken aback by my sudden reaction. 

"No...I don't have that fear." I told him. "The Atkins took me in before we knew who you were."

"But, what about now?" He pressed. "They know now. I know we aren't close, but if I want that to change, I have to know what they're like."

Noah's turn was coming to an end. 

"I'm not worried that they're using me." I glanced up at him. "You're the only one being used here." I grabbed a token from the cup. "Who needs so many tokens for the two of us? We couldn't possibly spend all of these in one afternoon. And there's no refunds."

"I'll just let you keep them for another time."