“Just sometimes? It must be true love.” He throws back with a bright tone, and I relent, seeing boobs at the main desk, watching us as her eyes almost pop out of her head. I lift my chin, swallow it all down for appearance's sake because I hate that tramp. It has a dampening effect on me, self-preservation kicking in, and her snide blue eyes distract me from my current mood.

I’ll be damned if she thinks Alexi and I are in trouble, so I try to look less abducted and more ‘lovers ...