She stared at the pained and frustrated expression on his face and for a moment, she could not say a word.

Elliot had come to the conclusion that Avery and Eric were in a relationship. If Avery had been him, she would have misunderstood as well. After all, under what circumstances would a woman accept a card from a man? A woman would only do so if the two were extremely close and had nothing to hide from one another.

She never even accepted his card during their sweetest moments together as a couple.

Thoughts came to a screeching stop when she saw his tears.

Feeling as though she was being strangled, she found it difficult to breathe. She frantically tried to explain herself. "Elliot… He just asked me to keep the card safe for him… I didn't spend his money…"

"Really?" Elliot tightened his fingers around the card. "If that's the case, I will return this to him on your behalf."

With that, he picked the clothes rack off the ground and walked to open the door.

The faces of Mike and