Dubious

"So," Conrad said to break the silence, drawing in Cadmus and Blair's attention once again. "Let's just get straight to the point. You're dating despite the engagement."

Blair almost choked on her own spit while her leg started to jiggle a bit. 'Dang, no small talk, no polite inquiries, just immediately to what we'd come over for.' Conrad certainly was not the type to stall around. 

Cadmus nodded with an affirming sound. "It's a bad time to go public with our relationship, I know, but we just can't keep quiet about it anymore."

Baffled by the way he lied with such ease, Blair breathed out slowly in an attempt to calm herself before she became overworked with anxiety. 'Okay, this is worse than a final exam, or maybe even a job interview.'