"I chose the torture of watching you with him over the oblivion of not seeing you at all," Andy said. "It was a selfish choice. And to cope with it... I became the villain. I called you Mrs. Salinger every chance I got."
"You were terrible," Louise whispered, smiling mistily. "You made me redo the Henderson file three times."
"I just wanted you in my office longer," Andy admitted. "And calling you Mrs. Salinger... it was like pressing on a bruise. I needed to remind myself you weren't mine."
He set his glass down on the patio table. He took hers and set it down too.
"But you aren't Mrs. Salinger," Andy said softly. "Not anymore. Not really."
"No," Louise agreed, her heart pounding. "I’m Louise Cooper."
"Never mind," Andy said, leaning down until his lips were a breath away from hers.
