“I don’t know what’s going on, I don’t know what to believe! She’s saying you came on to her? Did you come on to her? ToAnna?”
“Of course not!”
“Then what happened? Did you try to kiss her?”
“No!”
“What happened during the driving lesson?” Maggie found herself backing toward the stairway. She couldn’t believe it was true, but he’d been behaving so strangely. “Is it possible? Are you lying?”
“No, of course not, it’s not!” Noah raked his hands through his hair. “This is insane!”
“Is that why she doesn’t want you to take her anymore?” Maggie didn’t believe it, but what if she was in denial? She had made the same mistake with Florian, before. He’d been cheating on her, but she hadn’t believed that either.
“Maggie, I swear, I don’t know what she’s talking about.”
“What happened in the bathroom?” Maggie struggled for emotional footing. “Just tell me!”
“She told me the toilet was running, and I went to fix it and when I turned around she said I was trying to kiss her.”
“Did you try to hug her or anything?”
“No, nothing. Nothing like that.”
“Have you been drinking?” Maggie knew the answer. She had seen him.
“I had a few, yes, but—”
“Did you have too many? Are you out of control? Are you drunk?”
“Of course not!”
“But you know how you get when you drink.”
“Not ever, never, withAnna. She’s a kid!Yourkid!”
“She’s not a kid, she’s a young woman.” Maggie thought of Jordan, down at the conference. Jordan had been young, too. “Did something happen at the conference? Did you see Jordan in Miami?”
“No, she wasn’t there.”
“Did you go to the AstraZeneca booth? Did you go to the trade floor?”
“Yes, but I didn’t see her there.”
“Was she registered?”
“How do I know? I didn’t look up the registrations.”
“Who was there for AstraZeneca? We know those reps. Were ours there? Michelle and Chase?”
“I have no idea.”
“But you like younger women.” Maggie’s mind raced, and she felt dumbfounded and appalled, both at once.Fresh eggs, isn’t that what Kathy had said? ButNoahwith herown daughter?
“Maggie, I love you. I’m married to you.”
“Did you hit on Anna? Is this a weird younger-woman thing?”
“Maggie, don’t get crazy, none of this is true.”
