Chapter 29All the way back to his seat in the stands, Nicolaj fretted over the decision he made to give the talisman to Westley. The look on his lover’s face said it all; that Westley trusted him but was greatly uneasy to have received such a gift during the show. Now he wished he’d called off the whole thing, told Westley that they needed to leave and forget about the show. Nothing about the day felt right to him anymore. Even sitting in the stands made him feel queasy.
He took his seat beside Calleigh with the feeling that the other shoe had yet to drop. He kept his visit with Westley to himself, having told a lie and said he was going to the bathroom. Back before this whole thing started he tried to call his mother, only to get the answering machine. Again. What he would not give to ha
