I Just Kept Lying

"Someone they can't afford to lose because I'm too valuable to them." He chuckled lightly. "I thought we talked about this on our first date. Why are you asking me again?"

His heart pounded in his chest, but he kept his face calm.

That cunning brat must have shown her those photos. Ruben's heart pounded in panic, but he quickly reminded himself of one thing, Courage loves me too much to doubt me. Deciding to gamble on that trust, he put on a look of innocent surprise.

"You won't believe what happened today," he said, shaking his head with an exaggerated sigh. "One of the janitors was absent, so guess who decided to step in? Me! Can you imagine?

Walking around in a janitor's uniform, mopping floors, it felt weird, but hey, I've always been humble, so I just did it. A few people found it funny and took some pictures before leaving."