“We wouldn’t break up.” The flat, knee-jerk answer is exactly what I’m expecting to come out of his mouth. “But if we did –” “We wouldn’t.” “But if, for some reason, we did –” “We, for some reason, wouldn’t.” An exasperated sigh escapes. “Okay, in a hypothetical situation, if we –” “There is no situation, hypothetical or otherwise, where we’d break up.” A muscle ticks in his jaw.
