ACE'S POV
Her words registered in my head, but I still had a hard time believing her. Maybe she was only saying it to make me feel better.
She raised an eyebrow. "You don't believe me." It wasn't a question.
"I believe you, baby, but I want you to clearly understand what's going on."
"I do."
"I lied to you about multiple things, and you're telling me you understand."
"I'm not saying I completely understand your thought process as to why you felt the need to lie, but what I'm trying to wrap my head around is why you would feel the need to impress me like that."
"Now you're cheapening yourself. You don't know how much you mean to me. You don't know how important you are in my life."
"You mean a lot to me, too. Probably too much, which is why I can't believe you lied to me like tha
