ASHLEY
My gaze locks onto Caleb. His eyes are dark, and his face is stripped of the charming appearance he usually wears around me.
What has gotten into him? One time, he's the perfect guy I want to have in my life, another time, he's like a leech I want to get off my back.
He knows exactly how to turn a quiet moment into a public interrogation.
“Yes. Just the one time,” I mutter, my voice steady.
There's no tremor brewing in me. I've lied to him again. And this time, the word slips off my tongue as easily as a breath. As I say it, I wait for the familiar sting of guilt to hit me, but there's nothing.
It's like it's becoming a habit—one I would like to stop before I get too far, in order to avoid ruining our relationship. I don't want to get too deep in this web of lies.
Mrs Is
