I didn't move.
Didn't blink.
Didn't change expression.
But something in my eyes must have gotten through.
Because he stopped immediately.
Smart man.
For the first time all morning.
"She won't talk to me."
I shrugged.
"Sounds like a personal problem."
A couple exiting the diner suddenly turned around.
Trying not to laugh.
They failed.
Gerald heard them.
His face darkened.
I almost smiled.
Almost.
"You're not her bodyguard."
"No."
"Then why are you interfering?"
The answer should have been simple.
It wasn't.
Because part of me didn't know anymore.
The promise was gone.
The excuse was gone.
The distance was gone.
All that remained was one truth.
Gerald made Sadie afraid.
And I wasn't okay with that.
Not one damn bit.
