Steve gets the receiving end of another long and lingering look, like he's trying to read background information from the statement alone. He doesn't know precisely how cautious Steve has been, whether he's using a credit card or paying in cash, whether he picked a place with security cameras or guards.
Finally, firmly, he announces, "No."
A beat while that rings, he chews the inside of his lip. He could leave it there. He could bolt, and get out of this before he digs himself deeper.
Except Steve's eyes are familiar, he knows the color, he knows the expression they're making now and it makes his lungs constrict. Makes him yearn for something he can't name, a rusted longing.
"Get a new one. The super 5 downtown. Two beds, pick a smoking room, they put those at the end. Pay in cash for one night, make the reservation in person." And with that decreed, he stands up and strides out, leaving his coffee cup on the table behind him.
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Date: 2018-07-15 08:25 am (UTC)Finally, firmly, he announces, "No."
A beat while that rings, he chews the inside of his lip. He could leave it there. He could bolt, and get out of this before he digs himself deeper.
Except Steve's eyes are familiar, he knows the color, he knows the expression they're making now and it makes his lungs constrict. Makes him yearn for something he can't name, a rusted longing.
"Get a new one. The super 5 downtown. Two beds, pick a smoking room, they put those at the end. Pay in cash for one night, make the reservation in person." And with that decreed, he stands up and strides out, leaving his coffee cup on the table behind him.