Maybe shelve this idea until tomorrow. No one said you had to get into it tonight.“Hey, I was starting to think you"d been kidn*pped or held hostage or something,” she answered. “Nah, just got held up. What"s up?” “Just getting ready for bed. It"s late there,” she stated. “Yeah, I should head to bed soon too. It was a long day.” She was quiet for a beat too long, and he knew she was disappointed. He hated that feeling. “Oh, okay then. Well, I guess I"ll try and catch you earlier tomorrow.” “Courtney-” he stopped. What are you doing? he thought, running his hand through his hair nervously, pacing again. What are you doing?“Yeah?” “I, um, I lied to you the other day. I"ve never lied to you before, and it"s just, I don"t know. You asked me if I was unhappy, and if everything was okay,

