“That’s bullshit. I didn’t fall for the fake Cam. I fell for the honesty in you. The person you are when someone gives you a chance to open up—I see that now. The parts that were trying to reach out to me and show me the real her. I fell for her even when I didn’t want to, and that’s who I see every day. That’s who I see now.”

He follows me around the room even though I try to walk away from him, suddenly penned in, claustrophobic and needing to be free of his scrutiny. ...