Honey hurried to explain, "Babe, listen to me—nothing really happened between him and me. He is doing this on purpose to make you misunderstand me!"

Ray, meanwhile, gave her a quick wink. "I'm pretty satisfied with you. Come find me again next time."

With that, he turned and went down the emergency stairwell.

When the fire door closed, he could still hear Justin and Honey arguing loudly inside.

Ray smiled faintly, thinking, 'You hurt me once, I paid you back once. We're even now.'

Still, Ho