Crying out at someone being behind him when he was already sure someone was, Riley actually fell over clutching his bag to him. But as soon as he realized it was his boyfriend, he was scrambling to his feet to fling himself at Xie instead. As scared as he was, Xie was safe. His boyfriend would protect him.

"S-someone...someone's following..." He even pointed wildly behind Xie. However once the man turned he'd find there was no one there.