Zachary saw my movement and immediately jumped out of the car, grabbing my hand.

"What’s going on?"

"Oh, I didn’t see you. I forgot to grab something," I lied.

He smiled and said, "What did you forget? I’ll wait for you, but you have to be back in five minutes."

Feeling awkward, I walked into the building.

Since I had already told a lie, I had to play along. I wandered around upstairs for a while and randomly picked up a ...