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“Smooth,” she said, a wry smile playing on her lips.

“Don’t be,” she said, crossing the room. “I’m just a woman who’s very good at fake tears. And you’re a man who’s very bad at fake smiles.”

The drama began when Lena’s producer, a viper named Sterling, caught wind of her “mysterious musician.” He saw a ratings bonanza. “The Ice Queen of Cable Warms Up to a Hobo Piano Man,” he pitched. “We film the first date. The first kiss. His inevitable breakdown when he sees your penthouse.”

She looked at him, then at the window. Below, a black SUV idled, its engine a low, predatory hum. Sterling would be watching.

The next morning, Sterling fired her. Her show was canceled.

“Because,” he said, pointing to the window where the cat was grooming itself on her sofa, “Nocturne-Mittens likes you. And for two years, he’s the only audience I’ve trusted.”

But Elias stopped her. “No,” he said softly. “I know.”

Torn, she invited Elias to her apartment for the first time. She wore a simple dress, no makeup. He brought a worn copy of Rilke. For an hour, it was perfect. He played her childhood upright piano. She read him a poem. Then her phone buzzed. Sterling: The car is outside. Give him the speech. We roll in ten.

“I was nervous,” he admitted.

And every night, as the city hummed below, Elias played for an audience of one, who never once asked him to fake a single note.

She froze. “You know?”