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Drew had never been the boisterous outspoken guy, but I had no idea he was this guarded with his affection.
Was Drew scared to tell people his true feelings? Could Drew be just as afraid of rejection as I was now?
My mind tried to wonder if his shyness might have factored into what had happened between us…or rather, whathadn'thappened, but I chased the thought away as I went after him.
"Hey," I said, touching his arm when I found him in the living room.
Drew turned and looked at my hand on his arm before gazing at me with those deep blue eyes of his—eyes that showed a vulnerability I'd never noticed before.
"Sorry I'm so nosy."
"It's fine. It's time I started being more open. Obviously, showing my feelings isn't my strong suit."
I let my hand drop. "There's something to be said about using a little caution though. I certainly could have used a bit more about this time last year."
"You live and you learn." He smiled, and I knew he understood that I was referring to my haphazard marriage to Nolan.
"Anyway," I said, pulling my phone out. "I'm going to call Alexis real quick to see if there's anything else we need to do while we're here. I'm guessing she'll want to test the bugs remotely."
"Done already?" Alexis said on the other line after I gave her an update.
"Drew offered to help." I met Drew's eyes.
"That's actually perfect. I want to test everything out. Could you guys do a few things for me?"
"Sure." Though I wondered what kinds of things Alexis had in mind.
"Let me get my computer up first to check out the cameras to see what we have to work with." The line went quiet for a moment before Alexis came back. "Okay, I can see you guys. Wave." Her voice was so bright and cheery. "Okay, I'm going to ask you guys to do a few things just so I can make sure I'm set up to catch what we need."
"Whatever you need," I spoke into my phone.
"We'll just run through a few possible scenarios between Dion and Gwen." Her voice soured on those names. "Are you guys open to doing that?"
What was she going to ask us to do? I glanced at Drew cautiously, worried about his reaction, but he didn't seem worried. Then I realized he probably couldn’t even hear Alexis well enough to know what she was talking about.
"Put me on speaker so both of you can hear me," Alexis instructed.
I did as she asked.
Then Alexis had us go to the door that led to the garage. "Okay, so I'm just going to walk you through a scenario and see what the cameras and the bugs catch. Imagine you're Gwen and Dion." I scowled, but I nodded, knowing Alexis could see the gesture from the plant camera. "Now stop me if this makes you uncomfortable, Kate. I don't want your husband coming to yell at me later today.”
Should I tell her the truth?
I looked to Drew for guidance on what to tell Alexis. I'd hate for Alexis to just delete my screenplay from her email if she didn't like the fact that I’d pretended to be married this whole time.
"Just go along with it," Drew whispered.
I sighed and said, "Nolan will be fine. He knows I'm just doing my job."
"Okay, great,” Alexis said. "Drew, I want you to lean back against the garage door like you’ve just arrived, and Kate, I want you to hug Drew as if you're so excited to see him since your last forbidden meeting."
My heart immediately raced, and I glanced at Drew to gauge his reaction. His eyes appeared reluctant, but he followed Alexis's instructions and leaned against the door, holding his arms out for me.
Was this really necessary? Or was Alexis actually testing us?
I better not be walking into some sort of trap.
"Come on, Kate,” Alexis prodded when I didn’t move. “I have a meeting in ten minutes. We don't have time to get all bashful."
