Paul went to the balcony and looked down. He hurried back to me. "Uh, there's a big guy down there.."

"That would be Tony. Close the balcony door!"

But it was too late for that. Tony was already standing on the small balcony with Paul.

"Are you going to invite me in?" Tony said to Paul.

"No," Paul said.

Tony smirked but didn't try to enter. "Just wondering." He turned his eyes on me through the opened door and gave me a stern look. "You've been ...