THE MOMENT
And there it was. Dee, Ray's fiancée, stared at him as she adjusted her stance. She shifted her weight to one leg and crossed her arms; she wasn't leaving without an answer.
"Babe..," he tried to put it off so he could have some time to think about it, but she shook her head.
"Don't 'babe' me! You think I haven't noticed your little disappearances and side quests? Running around without the supposed love of your life, doing god knows what? It's a simple yes-or-no question. I don't want to hear your stories or excuses."
"Didi..," he tried a pet name, and her glare grew colder. He could answer 'no', and it would be the truth. But it would ruin everything for everyone involved. If he said 'yes', the wedding was over and the woman he loved would leave him. No matter what he answered, she would believe him, because that was his particular ability. It felt like a curse early on, but he got the hang of it. He tried not to use it too often and kept himself decently honest.
He'd met a nice woman, then fell in love. He tried opening up about his powers to her, but there was no way to convince her. Only lies were translated to belief, and the truth could be ignored freely. He tried examples, but his ability was too powerful. Anything he convinced her of was just something she'd always felt. The sky was always green, and she started to panic until he told her it was always blue again. But, now he was backed into a corner. For the first time, possibly ever, he actually needed to lie to keep everyone happy. It wasn't even a major lie, more akin to a surprise birthday party than a torrid affair. Part of him was glad no one was around to overhear the conversation. It would've been easy for anyone to assume the worst of him. It wasn't a major lie, but it was an important lynchpin for giving her the wedding of her dreams. He had no choice but to lie, and resorted to one of his more underhanded tricks to avoid answering the question he really didn't want to.
"I don't know...," he said. Her face softened immediately.
"You don't, do you... oh my god I'm sorry!" she rushed over to hug him. "I'm just so stressed about the wedding. Every detail is super huge and important and I'm overanalyzing things again...,"
"I don't know what you're talking about," He chuckled. "You must REALLY be stressed, because you never overanalyze things like that." It was another lie, but that was one he'd been wanting to work into the conversation for a while.
"Yeah, you're right," she nodded. "I can't wait till it's finally over and we can relax as husband and wife."
"It'll be the most wonderful feeling ever," he said as he held her close.
"Liar," Dee rolled her eyes at him, but smiled. She could always tell when he was just fibbing for fun. It usually came with a big smile from him that grew a warm feeling in her heart. And, she was feeling lucky that he'd always been completely honest with her.