Jay stared at me wide eyed as I twiddled with my fingers nervously waiting for him to say something. We had been sitting in this uncomfortable silence for about 5 minutes now, I had finished telling my story with only a few interruptions from Jay and was now waiting desperately for him to respond or say anything at all. He could start rambling about carrot raisin pudding and I would be okay with it, as long as he stopped looking at me like that. Finally my prayers were answered.
"So you're telling me the man that looks at you like that is only giving you a place to stay, as a protective acquaintance?" Jay said choosing his words carefully and I nodded frantically relieved he understood me. Jay shook his head at me, letting out a chuckle under his breath and I stared at him confused as he
