“I think we’re drawing attention.”
Vaughn had shuffled closer and when he touched Matthew’s shoulder to ensure Matthew’s attention, Matthew just about hit the roof.
“Sorry,” Matthew gulped. He hadn’t realized he was that edgy. Though his feet hadn’t actually left the ground, the wings his heart had gained in the figurative lift-off he’d just experienced were still beating madly inside his ribcage. “This way.”
He led them to the reception desk and offered the e woman sitting behind it a shaky smile. In any other location she might have been mistaken for a police officer. She wore dark blue from head to foot, a gold badge over her heart and name bar underneath that, with a black service cap and a utility belt. There was no gun strapped to her side, but the leather pouch at her right held
