The fleeting tapping of keyboard keys stood out against the backdrop of peaceful silence. Your eyes involuntarily darted from the lines of what was written in the book you began to read to Simon, who was engrossed in his work. Sometimes you deliberately attracted his attention to you. However, now you have become suspiciously quiet. Simon noticed this. You already felt a pair of dark eyes looking into yours. After a few moments, the man surrendered.

But as soon as he pointed his hand in your direction, almost touching your hair, as if you had come out of a trance, you saw danger in it, fearfully avoiding the touch. Simon's eyes widened looking at you in absolute confusion. The book captivated you too much, and you, having forgotten yourself, jumped back as if from a blow, just like in the past. When your partner picked her up, it was clearly not for caresses. Simon's brown eyes dropped to you, burning holes into your frantically darting eyes.

— And what was that? — he said