"Sunny," he called back and started shoving his papers into his bag faster. He managed to rip one page, but that was fixed easily enough. He zipped up his bag and offered her a grand, sheepish grin.

"I was having a cigarette with Geeka," he answered quickly. It wasn't so much a lie. "The woods are not safe for pretty girls to be walking alone. What are you doing, my little sunshine?" he added his nickname for her in Russian.