ARTHUR “Hey baby, welcome—” “Do you just love to embarrass me, Samantha?” I barked before she could finish her fake show of warmth. She opened her mouth to probably defend herself, but then sighed and turned away, probably coming to terms with the fact that it was of no use now. She shrugged. “The public would forgive you in no time. Trust me, she’ll be the one with the most burns. Gillian Mayers is really loved. His fandom is grilling her all over the internet as we speak.” Samantha kept smiling like anything she was saying made sense. I stared at her, trying to conjure up the woman I’d fallen in love with all those years back. She looked nothing like the innocent, giddy little girl I used to know. That girl was long gone. In her place was a woman I couldn’t recognize. “You spread

