He blinked and I looked away, I didn’t want him to know what I was thinking.

“Are you suspicious of me?” he asked jokingly. I laughed nervously to keep up the pretense. A pretense that was failing.

“No, of course not, I know it’s you... It’s just...”

His eyebrow raised. His right eyebrow. Usually it’s his left. He waited for me to finish.

“...you can’t be too careful.”

“I understand that you’...