This was the first time she'd seen him in person. I'd mentioned my handsome best friend before. Back then, she'd laughed and thrown her arms around me.
"In my heart, my husband is the most attractive man in the world."
Now I recognized that look in her eyes. I'd seen it a thousand times growing up—on every girl who'd ever laid eyes on Cedric. That stunned, breathless fascination.
Today, his hair was perfectly styled, his tailored suit accentuating his tall frame.
Kate wasn't going to help me. I was on my own.
I gripped the microphone until my knuckles went white.
"Cedric, you're mistaken. I've never had that kind of test!"
"Come on, don't play coy with me!" He was already striding toward my car, parked just outside. "I saw it earlier—the report's right in your front seat!"
He yanked open the door and rummaged inside.
"See? Right here!"
"Give that back!"
I lunged forward, ripping the paper from his hands before anyone else could see.
The reaction was instant. Every eye in the room sharpened with suspicion.
Cedric's face twisted into exaggerated shock.
"Irvin... why are you so nervous?" His voice dropped, thick with false concern. "Don't tell me you actually have it?"
"I don't!"