Page 82 of Till Forever Falls Apart
“What’s going on? You seemed happy when I came to dinner.”
“He’s … different. Distant, even.”
“How?”
I wasn’t quite sure myself. I’d thought it was work, but I had this sinking feeling there was more to it. I cleared my throat and tucked my hair behind my ear.
“It’s just work. There’s a lot going on there for him at the moment.”
He held my hand that rested on the table. “You know I’m always here for you. Whatever you need. If you need to get out, I’ll get you out.”
“It’s not like that. He would never stop me from leaving if that’s what I wanted.”
“Do we ever really know someone like we think we do?”
Sipping my wine, I paused for a moment. Did I really know Sebastian? I thought I did, but there was so much about his past that he’d kept from me.
I smiled, shaking the thoughts off. “Enough about me. What about you? Anyone special in your life?”
Come to think of it, I don’t think I’d ever seen Callum with a girlfriend whilst I was in Leeds. He never brought a woman to any of the parties Jason held. He was normally sitting with me or playing with his younger cousins, whilst Jason went off to do what he wanted with other women.
He leaned back in his chair. “You know me, Aria. Too busy for a girlfriend.”
“You were never too busy for me.”
“That’s different. You’re different.”
“You should find someone.”
“I did find someone, and she has my heart, but I’m just waiting for her to see it.”
“Any woman who doesn’t see what a great catch you are doesn’t deserve you.”
“Oh, she deserves me. She deserves the world.”
It was nice to see him like this about someone. I just hoped they saw it sooner, rather than later.
My phone started ringing, and I pulled it out of my bag. I frowned, seeing Sebastian’s name.
“You can get that if you need to.”
“No.” I clicked the side button. “It’s not important.”
31
Aria
Five Years Ago
The TV was background noise as I zoned out, twisting the ring Callum had given me. Sometimes I wondered why I’d moved to Leeds eight months ago.
Mum had wanted me to go with her to New York and stay with Auntie Faye when the divorce came through from Stephen, but I thought I knew best.
Those last few months in the house were hard. Stephen was never there, and Sebastian had disappeared, as if he never existed.
I blinked, releasing those memories from my thoughts. There was no point in thinking about it. Nothing was going to change. Not now, anyway.
“Aria?”
