“Excuse me?” Ellis growled. He grabbed my arm and gently tugged me from the door.

The woman laughed, pulling our attention back. She was tall, slim, and had legs that went on for miles. She had the aesthetics of a supermodel, even though she was clearly closer to Ellis’ age than I was.

“Of course, you know who I am,” she said. “How couldn’t you remember, dear?”

Dear?! What was going on here? Who was she?

Her insistence bothered me and I looked at ...