I nodded. I actually did which was kind of frightening, honestly.
"Anyway, you're having a fun time with this new not-new person. You're discovering all these different ways that you can act and feel. It's kind of intoxicating, right? I mean, I know it is for me."
Kevin smiled at me and stroked my hair. I could tell he was looking for reassurance, so I gave it to him. Then he continued.
"Maybe you didn't suddenly, magically lose your intelligence. Maybe you're just excited about everything you're experiencing. It's new and fun and so it's natural to be a bit distracted by it all. Do you think that maybe that's possible?"
I thought about it. "Do you feel that way?"
"Of course! Why do you think it took me nearly a month to get my car fixed, finally? When we, um, started, I was halfway t
