That conversation had solved nothing.

There were still many things August and I needed to discuss, but the next day I maintained my cold and distant attitude.

In public, I played my role as his girlfriend perfectly. I held his hand, accepted kisses on the cheek and quick pecks on the lips.

Beyond that, I stayed guarded, trying not to think too much about how tempting that man was or about the fact that my self-control clearly wasn't as strong as I wanted to believe.

We avoided being thro