They had a one-year contract now.
During this year, she had to act like everything was the same as before.
Kelsey knew she couldn't pull it off perfectly. Rhett knew it, too. They could never really go back.
But as long as she was willing to put on the show, to pretend, he'd play along.
"No reason," Kelsey said, brushing off his question. "I just saw you got a call earlier. It seemed… urgent?"
She'd learned how to shut him down, use a topic neither of them wanted to touch.
Rhett knew exactly what she was doing. That call had been about Elise.
She was bringing it up now to deflect. To stop him from pushing further.
The man just smiled, a wry, knowing twist of his lips. He reached over and ruffled her hair. "You've grown up."
It was the second time he'd said that to her.
Kelsey rested her chin in her hand and looked out the window, refusing to meet his eyes.
As the car passed a certain stretch of road, a sudden, soft laugh escaped her.
