“Am I playing the boyfriend role well enough?” he asked.
Her heart stopped and then sank. He was acting. Of course that would make sense. She had put him up to this role. She had set up the boundaries. “Uh…yeah. Where were you?”
“I told you my flight was delayed.”
“That was hours ago. Why didn’t you call or text?” Lexi asked.
Ramsey dug into his pocket and pulled out his phone. “The damn thing died mid-flight, and we were circling JFK for about an hour. I had no way to get a hold of you. I’m sorry. I got here as soon as I could.”
“I’m glad you made it safe.”
Suddenly Ramsey seemed to notice that everyone had been watching them and turned to face the table. “How’s it going?” he asked, smiling like the confident heir to an empire that he was. “Pleasure to meet you all. I’m Ramsey Bridg
