I didn't need the cherry red stilettos and tight mini skirt to make an impression, but I'm a firm believer in going big or going home. Plus, those shoes cost me a small fortune, so why not flaunt them? The last thing I'd have expected was that the one man I could hardly bear to share the same breathing space with would find me and my shoes appealing enough to break his firm stand on not getting down and dirty with a colleague. Had I been wearing panties the night we were alone and heavily plied with alcohol in his hotel room, we'd likely not have fallen down that rabbit hole. But, we needed the release and believed it would be a one time deal—an unspoken truth. Note to self regarding unspoken truths ... the heart never lies.