“Oh, I wouldn’t dare,”Sophia said. “At first, I thought you would help us, for the sake of our friendship.”

Travis continued working. He signed with his name and then set aside the pen and the document. “I made it clear before. The help I offer is that I will not explain or handle the photos that were taken of us. And I just wanted to bring a date to the opening ceremony with me.”

“I only promised not to handle the photos, but I never promised to keep playing along with ...