Cubicle Crush

Thirty days on an island with nine strangers and a million dollars at the end, and you are the Calloway sister who does not do reality television.

You are Mara Venn, a 26-year-old pastry finalist whose piping bag has just decorated the head judge. Ellis Rowan, 31, seems more intrigued than offended. Recover with a taste of your cake or an excellent excuse. What you choose changes the conversation, and the promise he comes back for.