Thank you for reading and sharing this story! I very much enjoy your work. However, I did find a small missing piece in part 1, at about 22 or 23 minutes in. You've missed a paragraph - see the text below - you have the beginning bit of this section, and the end bit, but not the middle bit. thanks Cathy
"The way I see it, there are only two explanations," Rodney said. "One, you really do think people are out to kidnap me for my brain. Or two, you're interested in me."
Swallowing, John schooled his face into as impassive a mask as he could manage. Then he raised his eyes to Rodney's. "I'm not interested in you, Rodney."
"You're not?" There was a hint of belligerence in Rodney's voice, but John could still hear the doubt. He just didn't know if Rodney doubted John's honesty or his own conclusions.
Deliberately flicking his eyes down Rodney's chest, he raised his gaze to Rodney's. "No."
The anger drained from Rodney's face. His body followed, visibly deflating as John watched. "Oh." Without saying another word, he turned and left.
Heart pounding, John closed his eyes. That had been way too close.
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Cathy
"The way I see it, there are only two explanations," Rodney said. "One, you really do think people are out to kidnap me for my brain. Or two, you're interested in me."
Swallowing, John schooled his face into as impassive a mask as he could manage. Then he raised his eyes to Rodney's. "I'm not interested in you, Rodney."
"You're not?" There was a hint of belligerence in Rodney's voice, but John could still hear the doubt. He just didn't know if Rodney doubted John's honesty or his own conclusions.
Deliberately flicking his eyes down Rodney's chest, he raised his gaze to Rodney's. "No."
The anger drained from Rodney's face. His body followed, visibly deflating as John watched. "Oh." Without saying another word, he turned and left.
Heart pounding, John closed his eyes. That had been way too close.