Rachel followed close behind him, looking anxious and pale.

“Paige,” Russell said, keeping his voice low as he stepped into the center of the lobby.

“What on earth do you think you are doing here?”

I looked him straight in the eye without flinching.

“What does it look like I’m doing, Russell?”

“Look, about that house,” he began, trying to step between me and the watching crowd.

“Let us go up to my private office so we can talk like adults.”

“No, you can go home right now, Russell,” I interrupted calmly.