The journey back to his apartment was quick, but that was a testament to his speed rather than the distance between the store and his street.
Traipsing up the stairs, he kept the loop of her cuff tight inside his knuckle to pull her along. It was nice he let her use her legs for the short ascent between the car and his apartment rather than carrying her again, but she wasn’t sure what would happen next when they got back inside and he locked the door.
With his finger still hooked in her cuff, she waited, then followed him when he tugged. Nya was in the rear hall before she figured out what he was going to do.
“No!” she hollered and tried to pull back by dropping her weight. But he was prepared. Ducking, he circled his arm around her waist to pick her up under his arm.
While he carried
