Chapter 5

The elevator doors slid shut, cutting off the noise and prying eyes from the party.

The enclosed space suddenly felt intimate, just the two of us inside.

Mirrored walls reflected our images back at us.

He stood half a head taller than me with perfectly straight shoulders. Even in heels, I barely reached his ear level.

Ryan broke the silence. "Why'd you tell them we're neighbors?"

I kept my eyes on the descending floor numbers. "What was I supposed to say? That we're married? We've been secretly married for two years, Ryan. You think anyone would believe that?"

"You're pissed."