" Lie. She needed to figure out how to tell a convincing lie, damn it.
Only, what came out instead was, “Well, there’s sort of this guy who’s interested, but since I already know it’s not going to work out, I’ve been trying not to encourage him.”
She only realized what she’d said after her words came echoing back into her ears a few seconds later. Thank God Tatiana was off getting a facial, or she would surely have been peppering her with twenty questions. Like who the guy was…and why Valentina hadn’t so much as mentioned anyone during the past few weeks that they’d been in San Francisco.
Not to mention the fact that Valentina’s definition of “trying not to encourage him” clearly needed some work after the night—and morning—she’d spent making love over and over again with Smith. "

― Bella Andre , Come A Little Bit Closer (San Francisco Sullivans, #7; The Sullivans, #7)