Listen for the Lie

by Amy Tintera

“Well, no, these were my first, but maybe I should read more, because they were very exciting. I liked the one with the couple that pretended to be married best.” “Why?” “Apparently I enjoy a good fake-marriage trope. This is something I’ve just discovered about myself recently.”

“Is it ever safe to confront a man about being a dick?” “No.” He says it like he has experience with this, which is unsurprising. “It’s not.”