Chapter 35. Fired?

Saira's POV.

Did I do something wrong last evening?

The party had seemed to go on well. Thinking back I could not figure out if I had erred in any way.

The experience had been unnerving and new. Over the past few days he had done a lot of things that had infuriated me, surprised me or even disgusted me but not once had I felt nervous.

Last evening after the conversation with the middle-aged gentleman something seemed to have changed. Leonardo kept looking at me all the while. Every time I happened to look his way I would find him looking at me. He would look away but it made me wonder if everything was fine. Leonardo certainly was not fine throughout the rest of the party.

His unflinching look later when he had dropped me home seemed to bore into me, like he was silently trying to come to some sort of conclusion.

A shiver ran through me at the memory.

The doorbell sounded just then making me jump.

"Leon