"Don't you dare lie—whose car was I following at 2AM?" yo...

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1. Don't you dare lie—whose car was I following at 2AM?
2. You were following the wrong car.
3. Hotel receipt in your jacket, Marriott stamp, care to explain?
4. I can explain, please stop accusing me.
5. Explain why 'Claire H.' is on your calendar at midnight.
6. This is Claire from accounting, I wasn't at 2AM.
7. Your name is literally labeled 'Claire—pickup' on his phone.
8. Okay fine, I put that entry to protect someone's privacy.
9. He begged me to block details, I said yes.
10. Protect whose privacy requires midnight hotel check-ins?
11. Emma's, I'm her father, I was meeting her mother.
12. Emma is six, he needs quiet pickup spots for custody.
13. Emma who?
14. Emma Carter, from before I moved, custody's complicated.
15. He asked me to write 'Claire' so no one would guess.