[She nodded, looking uncomfortable. What had started as an agreement between friends had become something more. Something more than physical on her end and, she had thought, on his end, too. Because he let her believe that. Just as she had thought the necklace she had been wearing so frequently had been a token of affection, not a trick to get her to have sex with him.

But how did she say all of this aloud? Especially when she was supposed to be pushing Teddy away. Pushing them all away, anyone she dared to get close to her.

She felt stupid. She felt so, so stupid.

Maybe if she told him the truth, he'd laugh at her. Ridicule her like he ought to.]

That necklace he gave me? Wasn't because he liked me. It was because he wanted me to keep sleeping with him. Except... except he didn't put it like that. He called me his girlfriend and... [Her cheeks flushed a little and she looked away.] I liked that. I liked the idea of having him as a boyfriend.