He
smirks, shaking his head and letting his eyes wander. I watch him carefully,
wondering what I can say to get him to leave. “I’m not leaving until you answer
some questions. Plus, I’m holding your sketchbook hostage, so you might want to
cooperate.”
I raise
an eyebrow at him. I guess there isn’t much I can say. “This isn’t a hostage
negotiation.”
He
chuckles half-heartedly as his eyes take me in, almost sizing me up. “I guess I
should introduce myself.” He holds a hand out for me to shake. “I’m Nathan.”
I stare
at his hand for a moment. “Taylor,” I reply, meeting his eyes again without
taking his hand.
He lets
his hand fall back to his side. “At least I got you to say something non-hostile.”
“I
haven’t been hostile,” I object.
His eyebrows
shoot up. “Oh, haven’t you?”
“Why
don’t you leave me alone?” I snap. “Leave and don’t come back.” I move passed
him, heading for my apartment. He can’t follow and annoy me if I lock the door.
“Where
are you going?” he demands. I look back over my shoulder and roll my eyes at
him, indicating the answer should be obvious: anywhere he isn’t. Once inside, I
slam the door behind me.
“That
was totally not hostile!” he calls after me, sarcastically. I quickly head for
my bedroom door, slamming it, too.
Alone in Paris is coming out April, 2017.
