Chapter 51 - Rose

“What is bothering you?” Aaron's question drew out a torrent of thoughts so intense that she ended up shuddering in surprise, turning in a rush to see that he was now standing behind the armchair she was sitting in, holding a cup of coffee that was apparently meant for her. 

"Uh... I... I think it's been a pretty intense day." Rose remarked hesitantly as she accepted the cup "I feel like I have a lot on my mind..."

"I'm sorry I ended up getting you into a sticky situation with Alec this afternoon." Aaron sighed, going to sit in the armchair next to hers, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt that was already without the tie and with the first buttons undone, even though they had just arrived “I should have made it clear to him that I wanted that you called me dad, but that the way you felt was very different. It wasn't fair to you or his feelings..."

"No, that's not why I'm like this." Rose interrupted him, agitated "Actually, I... I know I probab