New Preposition

Alexia's POV

After my delicious dinner—which, let's be honest, I barely tasted because I was too busy berating myself—I sat there, stewing in my own thoughts.

I should have acted like nothing happened.

I should have been cool, detached, unbothered—like Aiden. He had walked in here, looked me dead in the face, and carried on like today was just another Tuesday. Meanwhile, here I was, losing my damn mind.

Of course, he wasn't affected. He was used to this.

Unlike me.

Fuck.

I needed ice cream.

Because if I was going to suffer through this mess, I was at least going to do it with sugar in my system.

I stood up, marched to the kitchen, and grabbed the biggest scoop I could find. If I couldn't control my emotions, at least I could control how much dessert I ate.

Small wins.