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grins on their faces, they approved of him.
    “Anyone else joining us?” Brad asked.
    “Some of the guys are already at the pub, and Kevin—”
    As if on cue, Kevin appeared from around the corner.
    “Kevin, good to see you again,” Brad said, tightening his arm around her waist as he offered his right hand for a shake.
    “Hello, Brad,” Kevin replied, grasping Brad’s hand, although his tone was a tad icy. “It’s been a while.”
    “Yes. It has been. Is your wife joining us tonight?”
    “Uh... no,” Kevin replied.
    Erin didn’t know if anyone else had noticed that Kevin hadn’t been wearing his wedding ring. Right now, her ex didn’t seem to want to highlight that fact in front of the group.
    Well, she didn’t care, as long as Kevin didn’t say or do anything that would drag her into his marital problems with his wife. But she had to stave off any false rumours that might arise when people eventually found out that Kevin had left Paula. Tonight would be critical for that.
    Fortunately, pretending to be so into Brad wouldn’t be hard. Not hard at all.
    *****
    E rin sipped the last of her cocktail, but she was reluctant to put her glass back on the table. If she moved, Brad might let go of her other hand and stop running circles on her palm with his thumb. It felt too good to interrupt.
    “Another drink, babe?” Brad asked.
    “Okay. Why not?”
    She’d already consumed one over her usual limit but, heck, what was one more? She was having a great time. And the worst thing that could happen when she had too much alcohol was she’d get less reserved and too friendly. Since she was among friends and workmates, she’d be fine.
    She grinned as she watched Brad ask everyone else for their orders, generously offering to pick up the tab for this next round of drinks. Her jaw was already tired from smiling all night, but for some reason, she couldn’t stop. Brad was being such a wonderful date. He was at his charming best, paying attention to her like a besotted boyfriend while also being engaging to their companions.
    She continued to follow him with her eyes as he headed off to the bar. Surprisingly, he was still happy to stay. She’d expected him to say his goodbyes an hour ago.
    “I still can’t believe it took you so long to show him off,” Amy whispered beside her. “If he were mine, I would have told the whole world about him the second I started dating him.”
    She laughed. “You know I’m a private person.”
    “Did Brad really tell Kevin before that he wasn’t into relationships?”
    “At the time, it was true.”
    “Until he fell for you, hey?” Amy said, bumping her side with hers.
    “Uh-huh.” She sighed. If only Amy knew. But it was better not to let anyone at work in on her secret. When the time came to end the act, she’d simply say that she and Brad had decided they were better off as friends.
    Funny how they’d only just started the pretence and she was already dreading the end of their “relationship”. Unfortunately, the end would definitely come, because Brad falling for her wasn’t ever likely to happen.
    Hadn’t he stated time and again that being in a relationship wasn’t important to him at all? He wasn’t even sure if he’d ever want to have kids. So how could his list of priorities change when his business was at a point that it demanded most of his time and energy?
    What a shame. Brad would have made a great real boyfriend. She was discovering just how sweet and attentive he could be.
    She hid a smirk. She should have guessed this would be a side-effect of pretending to be Brad’s girlfriend. But she wouldn’t worry right this minute. She was enjoying his company too much tonight.
    “Well, Kevin sure is sulking,” Amy commented. “Which I’m sure certain people are noticing with acute interest.”
    “Who?”
    “The usual office gossipers.”
    “What have you been hearing?”
    “Well, they’ve been wondering if something’s going on because of the