Allison

As Jayden stood before me, I stared at him with bewilderment. What was he talking about? It sounded crazy, yet somehow, it made a twisted kind of sense. My eyes narrowed, frustration etched on my face as I ran my hands over my face.

"So, are you trying to say we're going to gaslight ourselves?" I asked, my voice laced with skepticism.

Jayden snapped his fingers, a triumphant glint in his eye. "Bingo!" he exclaimed.

I shook my head, incredulous. "You can't be serious. That's the only way?"

"Yes," he replied with a slight nod. "We shouldn't believe we're actually in an affair, even though we are. We should...