Chapter 50
AlexaOnce the attendants flung open the doors and our guests streamed into the ballroom, I went into full-on charm mode, glad-handing and coaxing the dollars out of the patrons. But getting into the spirit proved harder than I anticipated.
Over the course of the evening, Candace rubbed Graham’s shoulders, squeezed his arm, and wiped non-existent crumbs from the corner of his mouth. The effusion of intimate touches didn’t let up. I half-expected her to stuff her hand down his pants and get it over with.
To think that I spent the previous few days wondering if I’d made a mistake.
“She’s attentive,” Sarah sipped her champagne. She and I exchanged mocking glances.
“That she is. I’m sure he enjoys it.”
“Really? It looks to me like he’s enduring her. He stiffens every time she g
