“Tai, this will sound crazy, but I need you to tell me exactly what happened between us tonight.”

“I don’t understand. Why?”

“Please. Humor me. Did I call you?”

“Are you saying you don’t remember?” she asked, with an irritated frown.

“Actually, that’s exactly what I’m saying.”

“Are you kidding? You don’t remember what we just did?”

“I wish I could explain it to you, but I can’t.”

Her expression turned to concern. “Are you okay?”

“I have no idea. I just need to know what happened.”

She hesitated. “All right. Yes, you called me.”

“What time?”

“I don’t know. Sometime after midnight, I guess. I wasn’t asleep yet. I know it was one in the morning when I got here.”

“One o’clock?”

“Yes.”

“You’re sure about that?”

“Yes.”

I shook my head. “Is there any possible way you made a mistake?”

“Dylan, I saw the clock in the lobby. I’m telling you, I got here at one o’clock.”

I checked my watch and then the clock on the nightstand. There was no mistake. Everything matched.

One in the morning. That simply wasn’t possible.

I was meeting Eve Brier at the fountain in the park at exactly one in the morning. At the very same time, I was also having a rendezvous with Tai back at the hotel.

“What did I say when I called you?”

“You said you were lonely, upset. You didn’t want to be alone. You asked if I’d come over. I said sure. I mean, we both knew what you wanted. We both knew what was going to happen. I dressed accordingly.”

“You came to the hotel room?”

“Of course.”

“And I was here.”

“Well, obviously.”

“So did we—?”

“Yes. We had sex. Twice, in fact, if you need the details. You don’t remember that, either? Is this some kind of game to make yourself feel better? Are you trying to pretend it never happened?”

I didn’t answer. “Tai, please, just go on. Then what?”

“We fell asleep. When I woke up, you were already awake. Dressed. You were staring out the window. I asked you to come back to bed, but you said you needed to go. Right away. And you left. So I went into the shower, and when I got out, you were back here again. That’s all, Dylan. It was like ten minutes ago. You’re freaking me out if you really don’t remember any of this.”

“I’m sorry.”

I thought about what Tai had told me, but I had no way to explain it. Nothing made sense.

This was not a delusion.

Not a missing memory or a split personality.