Chapter 73

The night wore on. Somewhere in the middle of it, someone suggested a game of truth or dare. "Truth," Jessica said without hesitation. The dares in their game were way over the top, and most of them just ended with more drinking anyway. Since Lilian was far too drunk to keep playing, Jessica had been dragged in to take her place, and somehow the bottle kept spinning back to her. "Ms. Lockman, was the last time you were with someone a guy, or was it…" Laughter exploded around the table. Jessica hadn't expected the questions to be any less awkward than the dares, but this was something else. More than a dozen colleagues sat in a circle, snickering and joking, but everyone was curious too. A woman like Jessica couldn't possibly be without admirers. The real question was whether she had someone who truly cared for her. In other words, they weren't just asking about her past. They were really asking if she was worth pursuing. It was a make-or-break question. If she answered that i