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“Your ego knows no bounds, does it?” she said

Harvard shrugged “I’o”

She wasn’t going to touch that co hiainst the walls Who knehat she’d pick up if she did?

“Is this really necessary?” she asked “I’”

“Yeah, because you’re too worried about catching so else” He glanced over his shoulder at her “Rachel, you have issues”

She honestly couldn’t argue with that, so she said nothing Without warning, he stopped and turned into a nondescript doorith so written on it in Spanish He pushed it open and stepped inside

“Careful,” he said “We’re going downstairs”

“We’re going underground? In Brixton? Are you crazy? There are probably rats”

“Don’t worry, I’ll protect you” He was laughing at her

“I a myself”

“Then, you can protect me”

Irritating man “And who’ll protect you from me?”

“Rachel, I don’t want to be protected from you So do your worst; I welcome it”

Before she could cut his oversized ego down to a h the door at the bottom of the stairs, and they entered a small cloakroom area

“Harvard!” A young woman ran around the counter to throw herself at him