Christian supposed he had hung the perpetrator upside down for too long but he was angry! At the guy but also at himself after finding out he had been stalking Avery for a while. He had been at the bakery every day and hadn't noticed. Would hanging a criminal upside down really be considered funny though?
She had laughed once or twice but it was vaguely hysterical, like she was in shock. It was a lot different than her usual laugh.
Whatever crush she may or may not have had on Mercury boiled down to hero worship. That was all it could be based on one chance encounter. She liked Christian because they had actually interacted.
This was fine. He was fine.
"Christian?" Avery prompted. "You okay there?"
Right. He hadn't responded to what she said. "Sorry, lost in thought. I guess it's still a bit hard to believe that someone as amazing as you likes me."
