\u201cThere\u2019s a man in the courtyard, standing by one of the big stone planters, and he\u2019d been there for over an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo?. I mean I know it\u2019s a locked courtyard, but people lock their appartments as well, and he might be a new tenant or anything. What if he\u2019s having a cigarette?\u201d<\/p>\n
She raised one eyebrow, a feat that I was genuinely jealous of at the best of times;<\/p>\n
\u201cFor over and hour? That\u2019s one hell of a cigarette. Come on, if he has a real reason for being here, looking up at our hallway, on a night where the temperature outside procludes the excuse \u2018I like being outdoors\u2019, then he won\u2019t mind a resident asking him his business.\u201d<\/p>\n
I shrugged, and headed for the door. As I descended the three flights of stairs I smiled to myself at how easily Jess had got me off the sofa; any excuse to be the \u2018man\u2019 of the house. Still my ego seemed to like this way of showing me that I was needed.<\/p>\n
I pulled the heavy outer door open and looked out into the courtyard; a weasley looking chap was there by the planter, fag in his mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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