MALIYAH ~~ I was just as guilty as he was. Embarrassment burned underneath my skin and I could feel myself turning red. How I wished I had thrown him out before the argument got to this stage so I could be as angry as I wanted to be. And of course, he didn’t let it go. Rich quickly questioned with a smirk, “You assumed I was married just like I assumed you were married. Can we say we are even?” I cleared my throat, “I didn’t ask to meet your wife in the presence of your son, did I? How can we be even?” We would never be even. I was nothing like him– or maybe I was worse than him. After all, I had done unspeakable things to him in my dream despite thinking he was married. He was about to speak when Fiona and Cody returned from the kitchen. Thankfully, we weren’t about to tear each

