(Aurora's POV)
"I don't have to do anything about that," I said. "Right?"
"Not a single thing."
"Even though I keep thinking about it."
"Even then."
I let out a long breath.
"Sebastian on the back terrace," I said.
"Yes."
"I don't want him at my door tomorrow. Or the next day. Or any day."
"I'll let Benny know."
"And Richard-"
"You don't have to decide tonight, Aurora."
"I don't want to decide anything tonight."
"Then don't."
I closed my eyes. The lamp on the bedside table was still on. He didn't reach to turn it off. He just kept his arm around me, and I lay there in the warmth of the bed, and I let myself, for the first time in three years, not be the one holding it together.
I cried, finally.
It surprised me - it surprised both of us. He didn't say anything. He didn't tr
