“The wrong impression?” He inquired, and looked over at Karma. Wes looked at a point just over her shoulder, rather than her face, however. “What impression is that? All I think is that you clearly don’t believe that Piper would get sick of waiting around for some shmuck that isn’t even good enough for her!” He barked in response. OK, that was a bit mean. He reminded himself, and even managed to feel a bit sorry. “I can tell that you don’t like the idea of us. If you’d seen your face --” His voice trailed off at that. He wasn’t going to yell at Karma for this. She hadn’t done anything wrong. She was just looking out for her friend.

When Piper came to everyone was hanging over her. Well, that must be fun, He thought wryly. Wonderful way to wake up after passing out, with everyone staring at you! He rubbed one of the arms under his hand, and offered her a smile as she asked her questions. Evee answered before he got a chance. He could tell that she was a bit amused by what had happened … or perhaps smug. It had been fear of her, most likely, that had caused the fainting.

“No, you just passed out. Are you ok? Are you having a hard time remembering everything or are you just a bit disoriented?” Wes asked her softly. He was just glad that she hadn’t heard him barking at Karma … Wes already knew that he was lucky that she’d even give him the time of day. Piper was a sweet girl. She deserved only the best. He was a bit of a jerk. She could do better than him. She should do better than him. Furthermore, she’d already had enough going on in the past five minutes without him making matters worse.

His gaze shifted to Evolotte as she spoke. He offered her a half smile. He wasn’t sure what her motivation was, but at least she was helping him out here. Wes turned back to Piper.

“Here, lean on me … if you still feel woosy that is. If you lose balance again I’ll catch you. Promise.” He whispered, and slipped an arm around her waist to help pull her to her feet. Wes helped Piper get back to her feet, the tugged her gently to his side. “Ev’s right. She is my girlfriend.” His eyes narrowed into a harsh glare as he stepped closer to the other male in the area. “You might not like it, but it’s about time that someone had the decency to stop leading her on. You don’t deserve a girl like Piper.” He hissed at Emiliano, before leading Piper down the halls.