Charles gave me an irritated look. “You can’t possibly be okay with this?”
“No. I’m not,” I said. I leaned in placing myself directly under his nose. At the same time, I drew a deep breath of his vetiver to steady myself. A moment later he did the same.
When his body relaxed, I continued.“What they’re telling us makes sense, though, and no one here seems to be acting with any sort of spite. It seems like they’re doing what they can. At least, right now, I think the best thing that we can do is go along with what they’ve said. It’s not like they’re leaving us uncomfortable.”
“That’s right. Aside from the fact that I don’t have access to my money, or my business, or you with your friends or your contacts, or even something as simple as our phones,” Charles countered.
“We should be pat
