I nod stiffly, then take Serena’s elbow and guide her inside. We enter the lift and just before the doors close, I catch one last glimpse of him, standing outside, assessing every angle of the building.
The doors shut, swallowing him from view.
“What is going on between you and your bodyguard?” Serena hisses, her scandalized whisper making me laugh and roll my eyes.
“It’s not what you think. He’s just… weird like that.”
“I don’t want you out of my sight,” Serena mimics in a deep voice. She widens her eyes, dramatically. “That’s not something bodyguards say. That’s domineering. And hot.”
I’m still laughing at the face she makes. “It’s not like that. He doesn’t see me that way.”
The elevator shudders to a stop, the metallic doors sliding open with a grumble. We step out.
“Are you sure
