"'Why would she need…'? 'Cuckold my S.O.' hadn't been on my to-do list." Again, not sure what he should say—probably none of it but too late. "And we weren't particularly… interested in each other. Beyond, I think, convenience, for her."

Why indeed… "I'm not sure. I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't have. I guess… it felt like lying. At your expense. Being in a room with both of you and you being the only one of the three of us that didn't know."