I bite my lip as I try to search my stupid brain for an answer. I knew something like this would have happened when he brought our bodies closer together. It made me do dumb things, and this was an excellent example of that.
"No," I finally say. "I'm not in love with anyone. I was trying to explain that I would act the same way if I had someone I was in love with. That's all. I'm sorry for any confusion."
It was the biggest lie I've ever told.
Atticus doesn't look entirely convinced, but he does seem to loosen up a little bit.
"Thank you for being so understanding." He says after a few minutes of deep thought.
I nodded, but my heart was still in pain from his earlier words. It's always been like this; I've always had to suffer because of how much I loved him, seeing the man you lov
