“I… uh…” I begin, somewhat flabbergasted.Paige, who in part, has seemed to witness this exchange, hurries to my defense.“Mrs. George! I would be happy to refill your champagne for you.” Paige reaches for the glass, but Mrs. George pulls it back from her grasp. “Your glass, ma’am. Please.”“I want
The proposition strikes me like a slap to the face. Never in my wildest dreams, in all of my dealings with Mr. George in the past, would I have considered that he would corner me in a women’s restroom and try to blackmail me for sex, yet here we are.“I’m not interested,” I say firmly. “I never will
“That flimsy piece of paper could land you in jail,” I tell her.“There’s no need for that,” Amber says. “I just want to talk.”“What is there to talk about?” I ask. “You’ve won. Miles and I are nothing to each other anymore. Please just leave me alone.”Amber crosses her arms. “This isn’t the end.
I stumble backwards, trip over my own feet, and flop down onto the bed. At least, blessedly, the venetian blinds snapped closed again, hiding away this room from the outside. And the outside from this room.“Mommy…” Iris starts, bottom lip wobbling, tears in her eyes.“It’s okay, honey. It’s okay. I
When I look, I can see why.There is live footage from in front of our house. The house we are in right now. From this vantage point, we can see swarms of reporters and photographers on our lawn. Some are even circling around the house.“Are the doors locked?” I ask.“I’ll check,” Garnar says, turni
The policemen don’t seem to notice or care about my shock. They just continue speaking as if delivering a report.“We’ve removed the trespassers from your property. However, we cannot remove them from public property, which includes the sidewalk and the street. We will keep a car stationed here for
Undoubtedly, they want to ask me. They want to know.Likely only work rules keep them from directly accosting me, but I can hear the whispers.“Do you think it’s Miles?”“They did seem close…”“That interview was fire…”“It has to be Miles.”Lowering my head, I try to focus on my work and ignore the
Sabrina is purposefully trying to put me on the spot, expecting me to trip up and reveal more than I’m ready to. Undoubtedly she already suspects Miles and I are intimate, and she’s just looking to confirm that bias. All it would take from me is the slightest slip.I feel my cheeks heat up but I for