"I'm not here for that," I thickened my skin. "Give me back the ring."
He played coy. "What ring?"
"The one you posted on your Instagram!"
"No one claimed it, so I threw it away."
"You threw it away?" I widened my eyes.
Huston was clearly in a much better mood now. "Yeah, why don't you shout a little louder so the neighbors can hear?"
I quickly pushed him back inside. "That was my engagement ring. If you threw it away, I'll have to find another one just like it to give back to Noah."
"When do you plan to give it back?" Huston leaned against the shoe cabinet, his breath lightly brushing my face as he spoke.
It was one thing to be close on the bed, but off it, I wasn't comfortable with such intimacy. I subtly stepped back, pressing myself against the door, and whispered, "Definitely not now."
He said, "Then come find me when you've made up your mind."
Noah rarely introduced me to his friends, so I didn't know much about Huston. He dated several girls in college, but none ever spoke ill of him.