Chapter 12: Her Greatest Weakness

Some of the guests were starting to leave as the evening drew to a close. Emily and Pam walked into the foyer of the hotel together, having enjoyed a lot of delicious wine and food.

Suddenly, Emily heard someone calling her name. She turned around to see Byron walking quickly across the lobby towards her.

"Oh, here he comes," Pam whispered, "I'm going to leave you two alone. I'll just run to the ladies room."

Emily suddenly felt shy because she could how strongly his attention was focused on her.

"I was hoping to speak to you again," he said, "I can't believe you're leaving already. I am really sorry about the other night. It was so stupid of me not to realize that you would be put off by a strange man appearing at your house."

"Thanks," Emily said, "I really appreciate it. I should have known you were not someone like that."

"I feel like a jerk," he said, ruffling his hair in a nervous gesture. "After we had such a good time in the restaurant, I didn't want to go back to my regu