Stopping the car in a park, Elio no longer wanted to be alone with her away from the world because Hugo's words kept surfacing in his head. He couldn't get them out of his head even if it wasn't because he was afraid of him. He was his friend and he was capable of defending himself against him but for this rare gem, he preferred not to hurt him.
“This wasn’t where you wanted to bring me, Elio. What changed ?"
“Did you have an idea in mind, my little one, darling? You know you have no shame in telling me what you were thinking and I can always be at your service as long as it pleases you. If you don’t want to stay here, we can leave.”
He waited for her to speak but the curl of her lip already made him believe that what she was about to release was certainly not going to please him. This playful look she suddenly had did not inspire confidence in him.