“Hey, what can I say,” Graham said. “I love to read.”
“No joking, this guy would read the instruction manuals we got around here for new toys,” Alastair said.
“And a damn good thing I did.”
Alastair chuckled. “You did save us a few times.”
“You better believe it.”
He patted her on the shoulder. “We’ll be back as soon as we can.”
She nodded and watched them walk out. When she heard the lock engage, she relaxed. With a handful of grapes, she studied some of Graham’s books. She had just started when the lock turned again.
There was no way they would be back this soon unless they forgot something. Just in case, she rushed into the bathroom and left the door cracked to listen.
She saw a man she’d never seen start going through Graham’s drawers. He would look at the door and then open another and go through the papers. She watched him in the small area she could see from her vantage point, and she was able to see that he started tapping on the wall and looking behind pictures behind Graham’s desk.
When he was close¸ she hurried behind the door, and she was glad she did because he swung the door open, hitting her on the head and chest. She pressed her lips together and held a hand over her mouth to prevent any sound from slipping out. She didn’t dare breathe until she heard him in another part of the room. She looked through the crack to study him, so she had something to tell Graham.
He looked like any other normal man. He was on the slim side, so she surmised he wasn’t a part of the security because they usually had muscles. If she had to guess, she’d think he was a businessman with his buttoned-up dress shirt and nice pants.
The man walked back to the desk and spit on the food before he turned and walked out.
Gross. She was glad she still had a handful of grapes left, and she watched him the whole time. She waited for a minute before she ventured out of the bathroom and grabbed the first book that interested her, ducked behind Graham’s desk, and sat under his desk. There was brilliant afternoon light coming in the windows for her to see and read.