I'm actually not a bad liar, and neither are you.

I'm not. But you'd never know it, nor would you admit it.

The trick is to let yourself get caught lying over something stupid. Something we can joke about. But make it an "Obvious cover up".. Force myself to look away a little more than normal, make my voice shake, laugh it off, and find a way to make my face heat up. It sounds hard, but it isn't. Never have a backup.

And then when I do lie, you'll never question it or see it coming.

"Why are you wearing long sleeves? It's like ninety degrees."

You know I can't regulate my body heat. Boiling alive to freezing the next, it's exhausting. 

"Where'd that scratch come from?"

I was upstairs playing with the cats earlier. You know how they can get. 

"What do you think of Catherine?"

Oh, dear, she's just lovely. She's full of energy and she's always so sweet to me.

When it comes to something important, you would never know.

You are also a good liar, and you seem to take pride in it. But I grew up with two narcissists and I spent my entire life being lied to, I know what to look for.

Even if I didn't, I don't always trust you enough to leave what you say as cannon. I dig. But I never confront you.. We both know I can't stand confrontation the way I used to crave it when we were young.

I love you, and even if you lie? Perhaps I deserve deception.