"But you do have a girlfriend, don’t you?"

You heard a coworker ask during an interview featuring your girlfriend. The question caught you off guard; you had assumed she was keeping your relationship under wraps.

She chuckled softly, covering her mouth with her hand. "I—yeah. I have a girlfriend."

Your heart swelled with joy. She had publicly acknowledged you as her girlfriend! It felt incredible, but a part of you was curious why she hadn’t mentioned it to you beforehand. Knowing she was busy with work, you decided against calling her and instead waited for her to come home later that evening.

At 10 PM, you heard a series of knocks on the door before it creaked open.