Aaron just blinked as Jake ranted and raved at him. Yeah, Aaron was being a selfish, dumb jackass but he hadn't expected the vitriol spewing from Jake at that time. He just listened and let Jake get it out of the system. He didn't even swig from the vodka bottle, sitting in the dust and debris from the smashed ornaments. He had to admit, Jake was right. Didn't mean he was going to admit it.
"What if she don't?" he just shrugged, eyes drenched in tears he refused to shed. "What if none of them do?" he had to speak the truth, "Maybe Tom's gonna come back, maybe he won't. Maybe Marta'll come back, maybe everything'll just suck forever and it'll be a constant circle of pain and pointless hurt."