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“It’s nothing.”
“Grant, that’s not nothing. You’re hurt.”
“Sean sent you those videos.” He held out the cell phone for her to take. “The guy’s a piece of shit. I used to go to school with his brother. Sean likes control, and he wanted to remove all of Lidia’s friends and family, but you wouldn’t leave, so you ruined his plans.”
“Seriously?” Aria asked.
“He won’t be bothering you anymore.”
“You beat him up?”
“I taught him a lesson in respect. Also, I called his brother,” Grant said. “They’re coming to deal with him. It would seem he’s been causing the family a lot of worries.”
Aria nodded. She should have known it came from Sean.
“Aria, I know I messed up.”
She shook her head. “I don’t want to do this now.”
Grant nodded. “Fine. I can wait.”
“All my life, I’ve been told I was never good enough, that my sister was the one who—”
“Stop it,” Grant said.
“You had sex with her.”
“And I don’t remember it. Aria, I never claimed to be a saint before I met you. I was a piece of shit and I still am a piece of shit. I messed up but that night with your sister didn’t mean anything. It was before I met you, before I felt this way. She was easy.”
Aria shook her head. “You still don’t get it, do you?”
“Get what? Tell me what I can do to make this right. I’ll do anything.”
She stared at him and the tears filled her eyes once again. “You didn’t trust me.”
“What?”
“You didn’t believe that I could handle it.”
“Can you?” Grant asked. “You found out and look what’s happened to us? You can’t even look me in the eye!”
“Because I was hurt!” She screamed at him. “How would you feel if it turned out that I had sex with Bull, but then I hid it from you?”
“I know that’s not possible,” Grant said.
“Ugh! Why are you being a giant pain in the ass? Of course I’ve never had sex with Bull. I’m asking you to take a chance at feeling what I’m feeling.” She shook her head.
Ernie and Bruno came out of the kitchen. Pat had opened the door. Wanda also. Her dogs had been staying with her, but she knew they missed Wanda, who went to stay with her best friend, Grant.
“I know what you’re saying,” Grant said. “I just don’t like it.”
“And you expect me to?” Aria asked. “You didn’t have enough faith in me or in us, where does that leave us?”
“I made a mistake.”
She shook her head. “We have moved way too fast, Grant. We need to stop.”
“No,” Grant said.
