My head is absolutely empty. I’m sitting here in the passenger seat, and I can’t think of a single lie that sounds halfway believable.

I know that if I don’t say something right now, things are going to get so much worse, but my brain is just useless.

"I... I didn't cheat back on you, Eden," I say, searching his face for any sign that he’s actually listening.

"I’ve never even had a thought like that. Not once."

Eden doesn't look like he believes me. He gives me a nasty laugh that makes my pulse slip.

He keeps nodding his head, looking straight ahead at the windshield.

"Your buttons were...