Say nothing and pray.

“…” Vinny’s mind jammed, and he couldn’t think of a quick enough reason for why Daniel couldn’t be allowed inside his hotel’s bathroom.

Daniel opened the adjoining door, which was closed, and Vinny braced himself for some shouting or screaming or whatever was to come next. His heart beat rapidly in succession, and... nothing happened. Alexa wasn’t in the bathroom! Thank God. Vinny turned his head from side to side in the room, trying to see where Alexa must be hiding instead. Without spotting her, Vinny heard a flushing sound, and then Daniel was back in the room with him.

“Thanks, Bud. You’re a lifesaver. My eyeballs were floating there,” Daniel said, slapping Vinny on the back as he came past.

“Sure. No problem,” Vinny said hesitantly as he tried to surreptitiously look into the bathroom and double-check Alexa wasn’t in there somewhere after all.

“See you downstairs?” Daniel said just before opening the door back out into the hallway.

“Sure… Just give me a minute,” Vinny nodded.

“Take your time. We’re still waiting for Alexa to turn up. Lord only knows where my wife-to-be is hiding.”

Wasn’t that the truth!

Vinny waited 20 seconds for Daniel to be out of earshot and then called out cautiously. “Alexa?”

He heard a clank of glasses knocking together that caused him to turn towards the small two-door cabinet that housed the room's mini fridge and small collection of other amenities for the comfort of guests' stays. Vinny saw the door opposite the minibar push open and Alexa unfold herself like a contortionist climbing out of a suitcase.

“Holy shit!” Vinny breathed. “That was too damn close.”

Vinny dashed over and helped Alexa up onto her feet by pulling her hand. He held you in an affectionate hug despite the annoyed look he saw on his lover’s face.

“I thought you were in the bathroom. Did you hear? Daniel went in there, and I couldn’t think of anything quick enough to stop him.”

“Oh, I heard. I heard everything,” Alexa was practically seething.

“Hey, it's ok,” Vinny said, lifting Alexa’s chin up to kiss her. She kissed him back, but she wasn’t in the slightest bit mollified. “We didn’t get caught. It’s ok.”

“It’s not that,” Alexa said. Leaning in to Vincent to hug him.

“Then what is it? And why were you hiding right there, too?”

The two secret lovers made their way over to the end of the bed and sat down. Vinny had his arm around Alexa’s back and was rubbing her leg comfortingly.

“I was going to hide in the bathroom. I was just about to when I saw my shoes on the floor at the end of the bed. I ran out to grab them, and the cupboard was the only place near enough to hide. I was closing the door when you and Daniel were coming back inside.”

“It’s a good thing you did,” Vinny added.

“I wish I hadn’t!” Alexa said with surprising anger and passion.

“Hey, it's alright.” Vinny embraced her tightly again.

“He had no right to come to you and talk about us like that,” Alexa told him the real reason for her irritation.

Vinny wasn’t quite so sure. They had been having a very long and frequent affair right under Daniel’s nose.

“If Daniel wants to go about spilling secrets, I’ll spill some secrets…” Alexa said ominously.

To the rehearsal dinner.