Kate stood at the window by her desk, her fingers touching the cool glass as she watched Drew walk to his car.

He'd just done it. He'd told Alexis.

Relief swept over her. She knew she should probably be worried about her job. But she was too happy to see that Drew was free from his relationship with that witch.

Her phone beeped with a text.

Alexis: Please order two dozen roses and have them sent to the address we have on file for Gwen.

Sympathy roses to Gwen. She could definitely do that. Though it might be hard not to tell the florist to write good riddance in the note.

Kate was just opening the company's address book when another message from Alexis popped on her screen.

Alexis: Have the florist write a note saying something about asking for forgiveness and hoping she'll take him back.

Kate's heart sunk as she read those words. Drew changed his mind?

Before Kate could figure out her conflicted feelings on his change of heart, her phone beeped again.

Alexis: Make sure not to give them Drew's name or say anything about the show. Just use the preloaded credit card I gave you.

Kate sighed and grudgingly punched in the phone number for a florist near Gwen's home in Detroit, and made the order. The florist read off a few options for the message, joking that it was on her list called Groveling, and then Kate picked the one that sounded the most like Drew.

Then she pulled up Drew's name in her messages and shot him a quick text.

Kate: I'm guessing the flowers mean you've changed your mind.

She wanted to put a frowny face emoji at the end of that sentence.

It took twenty minutes for Drew to respond.

Drew: Alexis helped me see the light.

* * *

“Can you take care of the happy couple this weekend?" Alexis asked Kate when she brought her lunch by her office. Mondays were always the craziest at the studio, with all the last-minute checks before the show aired. Kate wondered if Alexis even took time to go pee when she had a deadline to meet.

Kate cleared her throat. She still wondered how Alexis was able to convince Drew to get back with Gwen when he'd been so sure the day before. What was Alexis holding over him? How else could she have been able to convince stubborn Drew Burrows to get back with a woman who all of America was starting to see as someone clearly very wrong for him?

At least, Kate assumed everyone could see how wrong Gwen was for Drew. She could see it, at least.

But since she needed to keep this job, she would do what Alexis asked of her.

"Yes. I can help."

"You're a lifesaver." Alexis dug through the bagged lunch Kate had handed her and pulled out a bacon cheeseburger. "I have to admit that I was a little worried about bringing someone unfamiliar into our studio family so late in the game, but Drew was right. You really have been such a great help to us."

"Thank you." Kate's cheeks glowed at the praise. She had no idea Alexis had even paid her that much attention. After all, she was kind of a nobody in the grand scheme of things.

"Which has had me thinking… I was talking to Drew about what happened between him and Gwen this weekend, and as you probably guessed, I was able to convince him to get back with her." She looked behind Kate. "Actually, could you shut the door real quick?"

As soon as Kate did so, Alexis motioned for her to sit down. Then Alexis scooted closer so they could have a more intimate conversation.

"I told Drew not to tell you—told Drew not to tell anyone—but I realized that I'm going to need help with this plan that we have."

Kate's ears perked up immediately. What was going on?

"Drew didn't change his mind about getting back with Gwen. He went back to the safe house yesterday for something and discovered Gwen and Dion having an affair."

Kate went still. "They're having an affair?"

Alexis nodded. "So, I have a plan to catch them in the act. I could just fire Dion and sue them…but revenge is much more fun." A devious smile sneaked onto her face. "I'm going to hide some cameras in the house and get some footage of their betrayal to share with our viewers…thus saving the show and Drew's sweet reputation at the same time."

"You're going to film them…" Kate's stomach soured. "Isn't that illegal?"

"It's not illegal in your own home. And technically, I'll be the homeowner since my show is paying the rent this weekend. Plus, both of them have already signed a waiver that should still hold up in this instance."

Kate’s face must have registered her horror because Alexis waved her hands quickly in front of her. "I’m not putting cameras in the bedroom. But I do plan to have them everywhere else. We'll be sure to catch their conversations, and probably enough kissing to convince our audience of foul play."

Kate nodded, still uneasy about this form of revenge. She hated the idea of people spying on private conversations. But then she thought of Drew and how this was happening to him. He had invested so much of his life into this experience, and the whole thing had been ruined because of Gwen and Dion.

Her heart ached for him. Drew had been cheated on, too. How was he holding up? When she'd found out about Nolan, she'd been so isolated from all her friends and family for so long that she didn't know who to turn to for support. And she got the feeling that Drew didn't have that many people in his life he could go to, either. She needed to make sure Drew was okay. He was a strong guy, but he also had a tender heart.

"What do you need me to do?" Kate asked.

Alexis's eyes brightened. "I need you to show up Sunday morning to tell Drew I have last-minute pickups that he has to do for the episode that will be airing the next day. That way, Drew doesn't have to suffer through the entire weekend with Gwen, and it should still give us a few hours to catch Dion and Gwen in the act."

"I think I can do that."

"I'm actually looking forward to this whole thing," Alexis said, after taking a sip from her Dr. Pepper. "So much of my life is centered around the romance of the show—which I love by the way—but sometimes I need some excitement and danger in my life. This should be fun."

Kate nodded. "I know what you mean. I'm the same with my writing. Usually I write romantic comedies because I love the thought of a happy ending and the feeling of falling in love, but sometimes I just need to write something far out there."

"You're a writer?" Alexis set down the juicy burger, swallowing down the bite she'd taken. "What do you write?"

Kate shifted in her seat, suddenly wishing she'd kept her mouth shut. "Screenplays. It's been a hobby of mine since I was a kid."

"Really?" Was that an intrigued and impressed look, or was it something else?

"Yeah."

"So what is this out there story that you've written?"

Kate fumbled through the pitch she and Drew had created the week before, stumbling when she got to the part about the crazy husband that came back from the dead. Yeah…that is so out there.

"I'm intrigued. Can I look at it?" Alexis asked.

Was she serious? Was Alexis Olley actually asking Kate for something she had written?

"Uh…sure. I can email it to you later if you want."

Alexis nodded. "Can you send it this week? I'll be flying to Denver Friday for my niece's birthday, and I'd love to read it on the plane."

Kate's tongue was heavy, and she was having a hard time moving it. "S-sure, I can do that."

Her stomach had turned to mush. An actual producer had just asked her for her stuff. She pinched herself just to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

* * *

Kate's mind was not on her work the rest of the day. Instead, it was going through The Visitor, trying to figure out if she needed to make any last-minute changes before sending it off to Alexis. She dashed back and forth from office to office, running errands for the different producers—but though her body was there, her mind was dreaming.

Alexis asked to see my screenplay.

She could barely contain her excitement. When Oliver and one of the cameramen passed her in the hall, she barely kept herself from blurting out her news to them.

As soon as she had a moment to herself, she whipped out her phone and texted Drew.

Kate: Alexis wants to see The Visitor!!!

Her phone beeped a moment later.

Drew: Yes!!! This deserves a celebration.

Kate: What do you have in mind?

Drew: Since I know how much you love watching that weird romance show…something about finding your shoe's soul…or something like that, I was thinking we could order food from your favorite restaurant and make fun of that pretty-boy star from the comfort of my home theater. What do you think?

Drew was offering to buy her food. She was in!

Kate: I'll be there. Though I may need help pushing send on that email before I can relax and watch that cool guy kiss a bunch of girls.

Drew: LOL. See you around 7.