Calculated Deception

Declan curled his fingers tightly around the bottle of water and only spoke after a long pause. "I'm sure you can tell that I like you. Why do you seem so indifferent toward me all the time?"

"I don't think I have a reason to show any response to your unconvincing show of love," Kendall replied. Perhaps he thinks that being nice to me is his way of showing that he likes me. However, my guess is he