Ben appeared at Lisa's side, his expression carefully crafted into wounded innocence. "Lisa, sweetheart, what's wrong?" He touched her arm gently, possessively. "Is this man bothering you?""This man is her husband," Mia said coldly. "And who exactly are you?""I'm Ben Marshall, Lisa's business partner and... close friend." Ben's smile was sympathetic as he looked at Alex. "Alex, I understand you're going through a difficult time right now, but taking it out on Lisa isn't fair. She's been nothing but patient with you."Alex let out a harsh laugh. "Patient? Is that what you call abandoning me in a burning building?""That's not what happened, and you know it," Lisa snapped. "I was going to send help—""But you were too busy commandeering every doctor in the city to take care of your 'business partner's' paper cut."Ben's face hardened slightly. "I was seriously injured. I needed medical attention.""You had a scratch on your arm," Alex said flatly. "I had smoke inhalation and a crushed