The Prospect's Deal

24

Once the men knocked on the door, Ezra was abruptly jolted out of the intense and intimate moment that he and we were in. Ezra sighed softly as he felt annoyed at the knocking on the door, he looked over at the door and frowned slightly. He kept his arms tightly wrapped around me as he took a deep breath and turned his head back towards me. Ezra's face was now one of annoyance, he was quite irritated at the interruption to the otherwise passionate and intimate moment that we two had been having.

Ezra then shifted his attention back to the door, his grip on me grew a little tighter as he heard the knocking continue on the door. Ezra could feel his annoyance growing as the knocking continued on the door. Ezra wanted nothing more than to ignore the people on the other side of the door, but he knew that he couldn't. Ezra let out a soft sigh again as he gave me a gentle peck on the cheek. Ezra broke away the grip from around me and was now standing up and heading towards the door.

The moment Ezra let go of me and started walking towards the door, the knocking became louder and more aggressive. Ezra continued to walk towards it as he tried to keep his calm attitude in check. He had been very annoyed at the interruption, but the knocking on the door was becoming very disruptive and urgent. Ezra made his way to the door and opened it, he knew that it may have been important to answer. Ezra's expression shifted from that of annoyance to one of curiosity as he opened the door.

Upon opening the door, Ezra saw that two men were standing on the other side of the door. Ezra could tell by their behaviour that what they were here to discuss was important, so he kept his expressions at least somewhat neutral. Both of the men were wearing uniforms, they both looked somewhat similar in attire and they both felt like somewhat authoritative figures. Ezra stayed silent as they started to explain why they were here.

The first man spoke up as he started to explain why he and the other man were there, they both looked rather serious. The man proceeded to explain that they had received word that the men in the storage room had gotten into a physical altercation with me before. He explained that they had been informed that one of them had gotten injured during the exchange. Ezra continued to be silent as he waited for the man to finish speaking.

The man explained that because of what had happened, they had been ordered for the two of them to come and check and assess any damages that had occurred. Ezra remained silent as he processed what the man was saying, there was now a shift in his expression. Ezra seemed to now be slightly concerned, he didn't say anything in response to what he heard from the man, he just continued to stay silent. He was waiting to hear whatever else the man had to say before responding.

The man continued to speak, after describing the situation he also told Ezra that they were there to perform a general evaluation of the storage area. He explained that the two of them were going to give it a quick look over to check and see if there was any extensive damage that had been done to the area. Ezra remained silent as he processed what the man was saying, his expression was still one of concern.

With one last sentence, the man had now finished explaining. He now took a step forward with an expression of politeness, he extended his hand out to Ezra as he did so. Ezra slowly reached his hand out and he and the man briefly shook hands with one another. With that, the man nodded his head at Ezra to acknowledge him and then he and the other man began to move towards the storage area. Ezra stayed standing near the door as he watched the two men go into the storage room.

Once the men were in the storage room, Ezra closed the door behind them and he turned back around to face me. Ezra now looked back at me, his expression was back one of concern and worry. The last few minutes had certainly been chaotic for him, he now seemed to be processing all the events that took place. Ezra now stood there in silence, but something was lingering on his mind that he wanted to speak to me about.

After a few seconds of silence, Ezra finally spoke up. Ezra broke the silence as he looked straight at me and gave me a soft and tender smile. Ezra's voice was soft and calm as he spoke, his expression was warm as he started to address the situation.

"I have to check and see what they are doing in there, but it sounds like they may be going to conduct a general assessment of the storage area. They mentioned that a physical altercation had taken place there and that one of the men had gotten injured. I'm worried that they may be worried about the damage to the area given the situation. I'll go find out more though."

"Will I get in trouble? I was there when it happened..." I asked quietly.

"Don't worry about getting in trouble, I don't expect anyone to get in trouble given the circumstances. You had no idea about the altercation before you went down there, you couldn't have known. All that matters is that we just wait for the men to finish their assessment of the situation."

Ezra could see me rubbing my arm, he could sense that I was nervous and he decided to take a step towards me. Ezra now had one of his hands on my arm as he attempted to rub it a little bit himself, he was trying to soothe my nerves and provide me with comfort.