“Alex…” he called, then paused to listen.  Nothing.  There was nothing.  “Fuck!” he growled, the word punctuated by his fist pounding one good time against the door before he turned and walked away.  Andreas threw both the gun and the envelope down onto the bed and started pacing, flexing and curling his fingers in irritation.  It didn’t help when the other assassin appeared in the doorway.<br/><br/>“Pick the lock?” the Italian suggested, already reaching for his wallet.<br/><br/>“Don’t bother.  He’ll come out.  Eventually.”<br/><br/>“And then what?”  The empty pause that followed weighed heavy on Andreas, and he could feel the judgement of pale green eyes.  “Andreas, you can’t—”<br/><br/>“Can’t what?  Kill him?  Or keep him?” he snapped.  “I can do whatever the fuck I want.”  But the truth was that the risk grew the more he kept Alex around.  A single blond was easy to overlook, but two that looked the way they did?  A couple like them was sure to draw attention, and Andreas wasn’t exactly the type to stay under the radar thanks to the lifestyle he was used to living.  Could he really change and be more low key to compensate?  Well, if he wasn’t out fishing for potential bedmates thanks to having Alex by his side, that did cut down on some of the more lively behaviour…  “You can leave, now.”<br/><br/>“Oh, no.  I don’t think I should leave just yet.  You might need help.”<br/><br/>“What?  Against that?” Andreas scoffed, pointing to the bathroom door to indicate the precious little thing behind it.  “I think I can handle a soggy princess, Raff.”<br/><br/>“Apparently you can’t,” was the other assassin’s only response as he settled into a chair with no intention of leaving.  Andreas just rolled his eyes and sighed, moving to sit on the bed with his legs crossed, his chin settling onto the heel of his hand as he waited.  “That was easy.  I figured you’d have fought me more over it.”<br/><br/>“I’d wave my gun at you, but that Irish asshole has you immune to that sort of thing, by now,” Andreas muttered.  “Just shut up and stay out of my way.”