“I’m second-guessing everything,” I said, placing my hands on the table and leaning forward. “Because I grew up next to a girl who’s been lying to me ever since we met.”

“If I’d told you, would you have been able to stop yourself from finding out more?” she suddenly asked.

“What does that have to do with this?”

“It has everything to do with it!” she yelled, throwing her hands in the air. “You would’ve done everything in ...