Akeem had taken a few steps closer to her, and he curbed the urge to take her into his arms - for now. Another part of him wanted to tear into whoever might have upset her, but he was more accustomed to reining that in. "Let me close up," he told her quietly, briefly putting his hand on her shoulder before moving to the door, flipping the sign to closed and turning the lock.

"Would you like to tell me about it?" he asked as he came back to her.