Chapter 90. Day Five: Omissions (1)

Aaron: For goodness sake, Em. Nothing happened. I stayed with the only woman who can get us out of here so that she would not be too sleep deprived to function if things go south. That’s it! Now, does someone want to explain to me how the two of you are an us?

Grayson: Apologies for the confusion. I didn’t mean to imply anything untoward. I meant all three of us. Including you, Aaron.

Aaron: What the fuck is he talking about?

Emily: Not helping, Gray. I said I would handle it. Back off.

Grayson shrugged. He covered Emily’s hand with his. Emily sighed, gave Grayson’s hand a brief squeeze, then eased her gritted teeth into an apologetic smile. Aaron’s eyes were widening more and more by the second. Seeing this, Grayson withdrew his hand.

How did Aaron miss this? She got into the passenger seat without a second thought, something she only ever did when she got into a car with someone she knew. When did they get so comfortable?

Aaron: Stop the