“That doesn’t prove anything.” “No,” I said, leaning in to give his lower lip a little nibble. “But neither does your unwarranted suspicion based on jealousy.” “I told you that I’m not jealous.” “Of course you’re not, darling,” Lisa said, oozing over to us, her hips swaying with exaggerated movements. “A man like you would never have cause to be jealous.” “Dude,” I told her, shaking my head. “Do you spend all your free time watching old Falcon Crest reruns? Because you’re sure doing the same sort of scene-eating overacting that they used to have on that show.” “Scene-eating!” she snarled, her hands fisting. “Overacting?” “In spades,” I told her, at the end of my tether. “Since the day you came here, Alden has made it perfectly clear that he was not interested in a s****l or romantic

