Outside the door, Allan was still laughing without a care in the world.
"Come on, Liv, you're just too much of a scaredy-cat. Think of it as exposure therapy."
"Once you get over your fear, you can join me and Pauline for all kinds of extreme sports."
I floated beside him, tears rolling down in heavy drops.
He'd forgotten I had a heart condition. Forgotten that something like this could actually kill me.
Pauline Henson started a livestream, swinging the camera toward herself and Allan, flashing a bright smile at her followers.
"Here's my special guest for the day."
"Pauline made a little bet with him — if he could trick his girlfriend, the one with the heart condition, into a haunted house on April Fools' Day..."
"Then tonight, I'm his."
The moment she finished, the chat exploded with praise.
"This guy literally sacrificed his girl for a beauty. What a legend."
"So are you two gonna sneak in some R-rated content tonight?"
Pauline shot Allan a bashful glance, her voice dipping into a whine.
"What are you guys even saying? This was just an April Fools' challenge. I lost the bet — what was I supposed to do, back out?"
Allan leaned in and kissed her.
"No backing out."