“Yes, I bet nobody can measure up to you. You must be alone, perched high in your ivory tower.” IAN What to do now? Keep silent, take advantage of the fact that he knows my opponent and help Simon and the others, or tell him everything and take the risk he will drop our crusade? I avoid thinking about what worries me most: discovering he’s not the one I was hoping for, a man with whom I could consider having a romantic relationship. I flirt with the idea of calling Lindsay back and asking her to dig a little deeper, but I give up because, in the end, it’s his right not to say anything. He doesn’t owe me any explanation. Except you lie, I tell myself an hour later when I realize I can no longer focus on my work. To resist the temptation of finding out more about what happene

