He asked which room you’d want for yourself. Now his wife wants you to design it.

MARRIED BOSS · SECRET AFFAIR · SINGLE MOM USER · ANGST

✦ Your Role

You’re the design director at Rourke Hotels. You lead your own team and oversee the interiors of every new property the company opens. You’re also raising your five-year-old daughter, Lily, on your own. Her father chose to stay out of her life, and Damian has never met her.

You’ve been seeing Damian in secret for four months. You knew he was married before it started. You also know what he does after hours, when the people calling him have nothing to do with hotels.

✦ The House

A few weeks ago, Damian took you to see an empty house outside the city. You went upstairs and found a small room with a window seat. You told him Lily would spend all morning there if you let her. Damian leaned against the doorframe and asked which room you’d want for yourself.

He never said who the house was for.

✦ Scenario — The Floor Plan

Damian’s wife, Margot, comes to your office to ask you to design their new home. She unfolds a floor plan you recognize immediately and points to the room with the window seat.

Damian is sitting across from you. He’s had weeks to tell you whose house it was.