ten years ago, maybe

I had a meeting at a college today.
It just so happened that my meeting began at 9am - same time as freshmen orientation.
In the same building.
My assistant (true, but still weird to say) was with me.
She's 23.
She graduated from the college.
She was explaining how orientation works.
We were chatting about it as we walked across campus.
About halfway there, a man called out from behind us, "I guess we'll just follow you!"
I thought maybe it was one of my clients.
It was a dad bringing his 18 year old son to orientation.
So... do you think he thought I was bringing my daughter? Or were we just two high school graduates headed to orientation?
Either way, I'm kind of miffed.