Some of the guests were starting to leave as the evening drew to a close. Emily and Pam walked into the foyer of the hotel together, having enjoyed a lot of delicious wine and food.

Suddenly, Emily heard someone calling her name. She turned around to see Byron walking quickly across the lobby towards her.

“Oh, here he comes,” Pam whispered, “I’m going to leave you two alone. I’ll just run to the ladies room.”

Emily suddenly felt shy because ...