MRS CARRINGTON
“Finally!, that pain in the ass is gone.”
I smiled,”I thought I'd never breathe.”
The blueprint lay open on my desk,lines, arrows, plans I created. And of course I'd execute these plans….soon.
I traced a finger down the margins and smiled thinly.
“Oh, enjoy it for now,” I murmured. “Enjoy…”
The door flew open.I flinched,just barely and flicked the paper aside, smooth enough so it looked accidental.
Noah stood there, arms loose, eyes sharp. Too sharp for someone who pretended not to care.
“What’s that?” he asked.
I leaned back in my chair. “A how-to-knock tutorial,” I said dryly. Then sighed. “But I doubt you’d understand. You know… because you’re you.”
He blinked once, offended. Tilted his head. One corner of his lip lifted.
“What does that even mean?”
I smiled.
