rk, her mind preoccupied with

development site tonight then

gathered her things and rushed out of the c

and unwind a bit as the

ma'am?" she asked, eye

, already heading for her bedroo

ing the TV. He looked up as

home early?

I'm busy." she

it and applied some makeup, her mind buzz

t a stranger so late at night. After all, sightseeing

grabbed her purse, a

He asked. Standing up, like

r," she replied, a

're not going to tell me w

im, guilt-tripped. But she could not

looked around, scanning the entire envir

the distant sounds of machinery echoed in

th each tick of the clock on her wrist, her frustra

atch, she pivoted on her heel

usual sheepish grin adorned his face as if he had

w I overreacted." He stood up, taking her hand. "Spendi

still enraged. "Save the a

rreacted at the office, I should have known that i

t about what happened at the office. It's about how you alway

lous when I see you smiling and laughing with other men. You'r

is, you need to learn to control your

eed to please try to dress better when we're out in public. I'm a public figure

and nodd

st want us to have a normal rela

take our relationship to the next l

rise. "Ryan! We just started dat

know that I don't have to worry about other men looking at you or flirting

ried," she said, feeling uneasy. "If that's

derstand. But can I ask you one thing?" what

is over, good night

don't go. I'm sorry if I upset you. Please let me take

hungry." She

anything serious again tonight. I just want to spend

...

, feeling

e tension between them was still palpable but slightly eased b

ked, breaking the silence between them as

. Inside, the hostess greeted them with a warm smile. "

th hunger. The aroma of sizzling food wafti

of the restaurant, trying to

lot, partially hidden in the shadows. He seemed to be sta

at the figure that she didn't ev

ma'am?" he asked, snapp

lled salmon, please," she

of champagne, ple

urned back to the parking lot, right whe

breath caught in her throat. Intense fear gripped h

atching her? What if it was anoth

rching for any sign of the figure, but

rong?" Ry

plain. "I thought I saw someone