Flash Fiction Monday – Protection
I propped my boots on the desk. “It’s an awfully nice day to look so miserable.” Christopher’s answering shrug was listless. His right arm was braced on the glass, forehead resting against it. His left hand pressing against the window as he looked longingly outside. We’d been holed up in the same Miami motel room for the better part of two weeks and it was starting to get to us both. He was going stir-crazy and I was losing my tenuous grip on my restraint. “It won’t be much