Grateful, Alicia tilted her head up to meet Adrian’s kiss and then leaned into his embrace. She had seen the question in his eyes, she just needed a moment or two before she could try to explain. For those two long moments she just listened to his heart beat.
“I’ve been so angry and disappointed with Oliver that I completely forgot about Romilda in this,” she admitted against his chest. She felt so ashamed for not having considered her in this, though that was not what she was going to tell Romilda. Right now, she needed to tell someone, and that someone was Adrian. Then she would put that aside so she could help out the girl her best friend had claimed meant so much to him, yet couldn’t be bothered to treat properly.