When Love Went Underground

My boyfriend, Julian, always insisted that romance and work had to be kept strictly separate.

Behind closed doors at night, we were inseparable.

At the office, though, we acted like total strangers.

He was terrified that anyone might find out about us.

He even rejected my promotion, handing the position over to a brand-new intern instead.

"I just don't want people gossiping about you," he told me.

For five whole years, I genuinely believed this was his way of protecting me.