The Girlfriend He Denied

"I went with my secret boyfriend, Alexander Reed, to inspect a construction site in Boston's Seaport District.

When the scaffolding came loose and came crashing down, I ran over and shoved him out of the way almost on instinct.

When I woke up, I pretended the blow to my head had given me amnesia.

Softly, I asked him what we were to each other.

His fingers paused. He looked up at me, his eyes calm as still water.

""Ordinary superior and subordinate."""