"Brendan, this is like, millions of dollars."
He just looked at her.
"Oh no," she said after a beat, shaking her head. "This is bad."
Brendan frowned. "How is this bad?"
"I just learned the value of money. Now I find out I have a rich boyfriend?" She sighed sadly, closed the curtain. "We have to break up, Brendan. For my own good."
"What?" Panic gave him immediate, searing heartburn. No. No, this wasn't happening. He'd heard her wrong. But if he hadn't misheard, they weren't leaving this fucking dressing room until she changed her mind. He lunged to his feet and ripped the curtain open, only to find Piper laughing into her cupped palm, her sides shaking. Relief washed through him, as if an overhead sprinkler system had been engaged. "That wasn't funny," he said raggedly.
"It was." She giggled. "You know it was."