Fake it

When we face Danner, he doesn't seem to recognize Alyssa either.

Not that they were close friends, but he was in frequent contact with journalists on his business. “Danner, Alyssa is here for an interview. You used to be the most talkative of us, but given the circumstances, I'll take your job for the time being." We all laugh at my joke.

He shakes Alyssa's hand and offers to sit next to me on the bench.

“So how's New York's hottest couple doing? You seem to be recovering well, Danner,” she starts. Danner smiles. “Well, thanks to my beautiful fiancé here, I have everything I need and more. And so, my recovery is going well.” He takes my hand and kisses it. To a spectator, we look like a happy couple.

Alyssa clears her throat.

“Do you already know why you were traveling at such high speed, Danner? You've never been a daredevil. And then in Loraine's new car.”

Why do I feel like she's spinning a web? I look at her warningly, she pretends not to notice.

“Well,