LILY
For several seconds, I could only stare at him.
The ocean breeze lifted strands of my hair across my face, but I didn’t move to brush them away. My mind kept replaying what Alex had just said, trying to make sense of it.
That doesn’t mean everything I’ve done since we got to Greece hasn’t been genuine.
My chest tightened slightly.
“That… doesn’t make sense,” I said slowly.
Alex watched me with a quiet patience that somehow made my nerves worse. “Why not?”
“Because…” I hesitated, frowning as I searched for the right words. “Because you’re gay.”
The moment the sentence left my mouth, Alex blinked once. Then he rubbed a hand over his face and let out a short, breathy laugh that carried more embarrassment than amusement.
“Yeah,” he muttered. “That lie really came back to haunt me
