The CEO's Dirty Secret
"You've had his name three hours. I've had yours six weeks. It's inefficient that I'm still Mr Moretti to you."
"Dante," Elena said, tasting it. It was the first time. Somewhere below, a floor-cleaner hummed down a corridor, and a baby in the nursery behind the glass disagreed with its own sock.
"Dante," he confirmed. "Now. The lying down."
"He's asleep," she said. "You can come in. He's yours."
The lie, spoken kindly, for the second time in her life. It had never sounded easier and it had never cost more, and he took it with a nod so small it could have been missed, and followed her through the door.