“Mm-hmm.” Bethany nodded vigorously.
In her fantasies, her new boyfriend was a peerless hero, and one day, clad in shining armor, he would come to marry her. His heart would belong only to her, his love eternally hers.
“Oh.” Sullivan’s reply was flat. Bethany couldn’t discern any trace of disappointment in his eyes.
*****
Susan, forcibly removed, was still grappling with her wealthy boyfriend in the corridor.
“Noel, you bastard! Let me go! You asshole! I was blind to have gotten involved with such a coward!”
Annoyed by her yelling, Noel shoved her into the stairwell, roughly pinning her against the wall and clamping a hand over her mouth.
“Shut up! You stupid b***h! All you do is screech! Who is Sullivan? Do you think we can go up against him head-on? Use your brain!”
Susan, sensin
