The Art of Deception
Gael had already seen the way I was looking at Derek, and he had already seen the way Derek was looking at me.
"Gael, hi," I said, trying to sound casual, but my voice was shaking slightly.
Gael's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Derek with a mixture of suspicion and hostility. "Who's this?" he asked, his voice cold and detached.
I quickly tried to think of an explanation, but before I could come up with something, Derek stood up and extended his hand.
"Hi, I'm Derek," he said, his voice friendly and welcoming. "I'm a co-worker of... um... your wife's."