Was he toying with them?
Probably.
I felt my jaw clench.Enough was enough.I leaned closer to him and whispered, "Let's just leave, okay?"
He turned and gave me a long, cold look. His eyes were hard, and his mouth was tight, like he was holding back a whole bunch of profanities.
On the upside, at least he wasn't smiling.
No head-lopping for me.
For now, anyway.
Still, his answerwasn'tencouraging. "Forget it."
I wanted to scream in frustration. "But why?"
He flicked his head toward the bathroom stall. "Because I'm not done."
"With what?"
A new edge crept into his voice. "Them."
I gave the door a quick, worried glance. "What are you gonna do?"
"Hard to say." His gaze drifted to the ruined camera. "I could still shove it up his ass."
I almost rolled my eyes. "No, you can't."
"Why not?"
"Because for one thing, it's like in three pieces."Thanks to you.
"So?" He looked toward the stall and said loud enough for the guys to hear, "Two guys, three pieces, works for me."
What could I say tothat? Honestly, I had no idea.Like, who'd get the extra piece?
And besides, this whole conversation was utterly ridiculous. No one was shoving anything anywhere. I bit my lip. Or at least, I sure hoped not.
From somewhere outside the restroom's main door, I heard the murmur of the crowd and the clink of dishes. Vaguely, I wondered how long we had until other women made their way into the restroom.
After all, a generic sign wouldn’t keep them out forever, especially in a placethispacked.
I hadn't seen the sign personally, because it hadn't been there when I'd come in. In fact, I only knew about it now because the reporter had actually bragged about it.
To me, of all people.
Andwhenhad he done this? Like thirty seconds before Flynn had burst in, looking ready to slaughter someone – or rather,twosomeones, who'd scrambled into the stall and locked the door behind them.
As if that would save them.
Beyond eager to end this, I called out to the guys, "If you apologize, maybe he'll just let it go."
Next to me, Flynn gave a low scoff.
The reporter hollered, "I heard that!"
Damn it.Forcing a smile into my voice, I replied, "Heard what?"
