[ At least he was upfront about that. Since he asked her out, so probably about three months. The damage might not be irreversible, and it felt better than hearing that he'd been hiding this for years or something. Barely. ]

And I drove you to smoke by doing what exactly? What was it that was so egregious you went directly to smoking and lying about it for months instead of saying something?

[ It hurt, behind the shock and fury. Deeply. ]