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The world isn’t that freaking small…
“Brogan?” Levy waves a hand in front of my face.
I startle. Try to focus on him.
It’s too late.
His eyes move in Elizabeth’s direction.
I see the wheels turning behind those big brown eyes.
My jaw clenches.
I grit my teeth.
No, Levy! Don’t—
“I knew the name on the marriage certificate looked familiar!” Levy bellows for the building, the downtown commuters and probably the man on the moon to hear. “Elizabeth’s your wife? Our Elizabeth?”
A startled silence falls on the room.
The secretary—I forgot what her name was—draws a frightened gaze over her shoulder. As her eyes dart back and forth between me and Elizabeth, I imagine she’s thinking of whom to share this particularly juicy tidbit first.
There’s no way this will stay within the room.
I’ll be surprised if the whole staff isn’t informed by lunch.
Levy stalks across the office. “Congratulations.” His head whips back to take me in. “You two…!” He laughs. “Wow! This is fabulous!”
“Thanks.” Elizabeth cringes and sets her hand on the desk.
There’s no ring on her finger.
I arch an eyebrow.
She meets my gaze. Pushes out her bottom lip in an aggravated what?
I lift my chin subtly where’s the ring?
Her top lip curls up none of your business.
Levy notices her bare ring finger too. Whirling around, he pins me with a furious look. “You didn’t even buy her a damn ring, Brogan? Don’t you know anything?”
“I…”
“It’s my fault,” Elizabeth says. “I actually wanted to keep the news to myself for a bit, but I guess the cat’s out of the bag.” She lets loose a hollow laugh that convinces absolutely no one.
Levy blinks.
“I’ll keep it quiet,” the secretary promises, lying through her teeth.
Elizabeth’s pained smile says she believes her co-worker as much as I do.
“Now that you have our word that this won’t spread beyond this office—right Riley?” Levy gives the secretary a stern look.
She does a salute over her chest. “Cross my heart.”
How reassuring.
