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"I am the security when it comes to her" I pointed in Brynne’s direction as I relieved him of his mobile and cut the fker offladly pay" I took out a business card and flicked it It spun through the distance between us and landed at his feet on the floor I thought I was being relanced over at Brynne, who just stood there, staring at us with hernaked!

"Don’t look at her, irl and turned his head away, cringing

"Simon, I am so sorry for thi--" Brynne stepped toward hirabbed her ar her body witharound here fking naked, for fk’s sake!"

Brynne glared atfrom her eyes and reached for her robe It had been on a side table the whole time, just out of the cao She pulled it on and belted the waist, her ar ers at me She stuck her hand up under her hair and worked it around for awavy brown hairpiece She set it carefully on the table Then she turned her back onthe stockings and straightening them out to drape over the table next to the hairpiece

I could tell she was beyond enraged hat I’d done, but I simply did not care She was okay, at least Couldn’t say that with rapher friend, but Brynne was safe innaked alone in a roo her picture taken, but at least htmare wasn’t a reality She was here and I could see her

The ride ho of bodies on seats, and notand I was in no shape for discussion either No telling ould co at thefor a bit

Once we arrived and got inside the flat, she beelined it into the bathroo, but no other sounds I put my ear up to the door and listened I didn’t want her to cry alone if that’s what she was doing, but I was still furious This o I just couldn’t stand the idea of it any in the nude for others to see And fantasize about fking heror worse!

There were a s I needed to do at thiswith, but did I even consider leaving Brynne at ho nowhere right now

I stepped out onto er where I could watch the city change froarette after cigarette It didn’t helpthat used to soothe itated didn’t really do the trick anymore I waited for Brynne to come out of the bathroom, but she took the first round in a knockdown It didn’t look like she would be ht

When I couldn’t bear my self-imposed solitude for another second I went back inside to try to reason with her "Brynne?" Silence "Let reat surprise it turned Not locked out after all

I opened the door to find her perched on the vanity stool painting her toes, her hair pulled up in a clip, wearing the yellow silk robe that low She wouldn’t look at me, but continued to work the dark pink nail polish as if I wasn’t there