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"What?" She frowned when I grimaced. "Is it bad?"
"Well, no. Not really. Maybe not anymore. When I was a kid, it was weird."
"What is it?"
"I have dyslexia."
"And?"
I heaved another sigh. "I guess a lifetime of this is going to get wearing."
"What? Me knowing your secrets before you do?" She laughed. "You take a long time to read things, Aidan.
“Plus, the first time we met, you said to me that you read the reports on me, but then later on, you mentioned that you listened to them." She hitched a shoulder. "That’s more common now, but five years ago, less so. I could be wrong, but it just stood out to me at the time, so I made sure to watch out for signs. You mouth letters and whenever you’re reading, it’s like you’re doing math."
Embarrassment filtered through me. ”I didn’t realize it was so obvious—"
Her hand came to my shoulder. "Aidan, haven’t you figured it out yet? I was obsessed with you." She chuckled, and I knew she’d had one too many glasses of wine because that chuckle was a little slurred. It also eased my mortification. "I watched you all the time. No one else would be that fascinated by you. When you were reading, it gave me the chance to watch you without you knowing." Her eyes twinkled. "I was such a stalker. If anything, your mom should have clipped me by the ear, not you."
I snorted, then reached around her, palmed the back of her neck and hauled her into me so I could give her a kiss. God, this woman. She took my shame and made it into a thing.Ourthing. "Such a fucking pair. Me watching you, you watching me,” I said, shaking my head.
"Would have saved a lot of time if we’d watched each other simultaneously."
Laughing, I nodded. "You’re not wrong."
"Of course not." Her grin peeped out. "Is that what the problem was, do you think? You didn’t read what the doctors were doing or something?"
I shrugged. "Maybe." I wondered if she knew how hard that was to choke out. "On the other hand, it could be that I did something wrong. I had physio and everything and tried to do what she said, but, I don’t know... Maybe this time, it’ll be better if you’re around."
"Well, naturally it will," she chirped. "I’m going to make everything better."
Snickering, I asked, "How much have you been drinking?"
"Waaaay too much. Now, are you going to meet my folks?"
