ANNA
IN THE NEXT few days, we got used to eating dinner in his house more than going out. I think I knew what was happening. It wasn’t something we talked about, but I felt like it was an initial buffer to what was waiting for us outside should our relationship be revealed to the public.
I knew it was inevitable because he was, essentially, a public figure and one of the most eligible bachelors. People would always be curious about his romantic life.
I didn’t want a reveal.
I didn’t want to be scrutinized by people who wanted to know what the hell Alonzo saw in me.
I still sometimes feel that the house was too magnificent for me, and I still called it his lair to his face. But honestly, the food on the dining table each time we sat down and eat to humor Amanda distracted me from th
