Training O'clock

“Amber?”

Amber broke her gaze away from the sky and she turned to look at John. She almost forgot he was there and some part of her blamed him for letting Sage leave without using up all the time he had planned with her.

“Hey,” she said and started walking down the trail while John followed her. “How are you feeling now?” she asked and turned her head to look at him briefly before focusing her eyes ahead of her.

“Much better,” he replied and from the corner of her eyes, she could see him smiling.

“Was that your boyfriend?” he suddenly asked and Amber stopped walking to turn and face him.

“Sage?” she asked with slightly raised brows.

John nodded and said, “So that is his name. I saw the way he was looking at you yesterday and I saw you two coming to this forest last evening.”

A frown settled on Amber’s forehead. “You saw us coming to this forest?” she repeated, looking confused. She was alone when she went to see Jade. Does that mean he followed her and he saw them together at the ston