They dressed slowly and when they stepped out of the office into the glass elevator together it felt strangely good. He slipped an arm around her waist as the elevator hummed down, a casual possessiveness that made the receptionist raise an eyebrow and the security guard nod, interested.

When they reached the ground floor, Brandon looped a hand with hers and led her across the lobby as if he’d always meant to be seen with her.

They went straight to a small, quiet restaurant downtown that ...