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Aiden turned his attention to Heath, his fingers curled into fists. “Why is my sister comfortable in your home?”
Heath held his hands up. “I don’t think this is the best place to discuss this.”
Aiden stepped closer to him and lowered his voice. “Have you both been lying to me? You told me you were at the inn,” he said to me, and then to Heath with a finger pointed at his chest, “And you insinuated she was staying there, too.”
Heath gripped his neck. “We didn’t want to upset you while you were gone.”
“Upset me how? Are you seeing each other?” Then Aiden’s voice raised, “Are you sleeping with my sister?”
Someone said, “Jesus.”
“This isn’t the right time or place,” Heath repeated, and I said, “I can go. Let me talk to Aiden. You enjoy your time with your family.”
“You don’t want me to come with you?” Heath stood.
“I think I need to handle this alone.” I wasn’t used to asking for help, but something told me this conversation would go better if Heath wasn’t with me.
Heath pulled me in for a hug. “Call me if you need me?”
I swallowed over the lump in my throat. “Of course.” Then I turned to Aiden. “Can we stop at Heath’s to grab my bag?”
Aiden nodded tightly.
Aiden was quiet as we drove to Heath’s. I ran inside to pack up my things, not sure if I was coming back. Outside, Aiden grabbed my bag and slung it into the bed of the truck. “What’s going on?”
“We were seeing each other,” I began, not sure how much to say.
“You’re not anymore?” Aiden asked, confusion lacing his words as he continued down the lane, leaving the Monroes’ property.
I felt bereft. I hadn’t left the farm except for that one date. “Heath’s been worried about what you would think.”
Aiden slapped his hand on the steering wheel. “Not enough to keep his hands off my sister.”
My nose scrunched at his tone. “I’m an adult. I make the decisions about who I sleep with.”
“I told him to protect you. This isn’t how you do it,” Aiden growled.
“He has been protecting me.” I’d never felt so loved in my life as when I was with Heath. “You weren’t here. I’ve been alone for a long time.”
He lowered his voice to a dangerous level. “You’ve never said you were lonely or that you needed me.”
“I couldn’t. Not when you were off doing what you do. I’m okay, but with Heath, I’m thriving. I’m happy.”
“Are you saying you love him?” Aiden asked as he turned down our lane.
“I do.”
He shook his head. “I need time to think about this.”
“Are you home on leave?”
“I have a week, and then I have to go back for three weeks.”
“Do you know what you’re going to do?”
He chuckled without any humor as he parked in front of the inn. “I wanted to suggest we run this place together.”
The outside had new paint, and lights wound around the columns. “I didn’t realize he’d decorated.”
