Chloe's POV
Arthur's arm remained around my shoulders until we reached the third floor of the medical building. I pushed it away the moment the elevator doors opened.
"You can walk without holding me."
"I know."
"Then why were you doing it?"
"Because it annoys you."
I gave him a look and followed him down the corridor, while he carried the covered cage as though bringing a parrot into a medical building was something he did every day.
Arthur set the cage on the coffee table.
"Gideon doesn't come here often," he said.
I glanced at him. "Why are you telling me that?"
"So you can stop looking toward the door every thirty seconds."
"I wasn't."
"You were."
I ignored him and lifted the cloth from the cage instead.
The green parrot immediately stretched
