Hannah
The smile drops from my face and Chris’ laughter dies out too. James is leaning against the kitchen counter, wearing his usual serious expression.
But he is not the only one. Gabriel and Anton greet me but they look concerned for some reason. Gabriel turns to Chris.
“We wanted to ask something of you. “ he points at one of the chairs to Chris. I shift awkwardly.
“Maybe I should leave you to discuss it, I'll be upstairs. “
James snorts. I should leave, there's no point in arguing with him.
But as usual, I don’t do the rational thing, because I am just about to turn my back and leave when I stop. I stand before James.
“What’s the problem if I stay here? Hm? Are you scared I will tell the world about you?”
“There's nothing you can do that will scare me. And I am not argu
