“Well, that’s the only reason I can think of for you rejecting me.” Robert gives me a suspicious look.

I can’t help but glare at him. “Don’t pretend to be dense, and don’t play the scar card with me. I don’t have a problem with your scar. And you know exactly why I’m saying no. I just told you.”

“If you really felt that way,” Robert counters, “then why were you so angry that I didn’t show up sooner?”

His fierce response has me staggering. I have no way of answering ...