But there they were, still chatting and laughing. He had to wonder if they were waiting until he came back down. Now that he thought of it, many times the men were just leaving the hotel when he came back from seeing Abigail to her room. The idea that they were waiting to make sure that he did come back down quickly didn’t sit well with him. How dare they think that he and Abigail—I have no proof that is what they’ve been wondering. None at all. Still, he had a feeling that was exactly what they’d been doing. He took a moment to say good night to them and went to talk to Ross, who was on duty. He didn’t even bother to keep his voice down, as the only people in the lobby were he, Ross, and Abigail’s friends. “Keep an eye out,” he said to Ross. “If anyone bothers her, you know what to do.” Evidently, Ross had enjoyed witnessing the earlier exchange between Marcus and Robert.
