`` kitty , i 'm sorry we did n't tell you , but- '' `` you lied to me , '' i said . then your folks will think im you . but i hold his gaze as the words fall from my lips , time stops for my simple five word response and when it starts back up again , everything is different . as first dates go , this one could not be topped . sorry to screw you around so long , she says . ten yards away to my left . 