He easily took up the narrow doorway.

He had wide shoulders and a big chest. His smile was easy in his dark brown beard. He didn’t look super intense like everyone had looked early once they realized what was going on with me. He just looked mischievous. I immediately wanted to smile back.

And I did, but not where he could see it. I turned my back to him and kept scanning the bottles in the cabinet.

“Not yet,” I answered. “Did Asal send you to check on ...