Jennifer knew that this would be his initial reaction. He wouldn't think it was that big of a deal. It wasn't, if that was the end of it. She caught his lip twitch.
"If that was the end of it, it would be fine, I agree. If it was just sex, it wouldn't be that big of a deal, and I wouldn't be sitting here now."
She pictured Charlie in her mind, his kind face. That kind, stern face telling her that she needed to talk to Dean about this. It helped her move forward.
"But it's because of Simon." With a deep breath, Jennifer continued the story, recounting what had happened, leaving out nothing. Right up to the whys of why the things had happened with Dean. It sounded more cruel to her saying it to Dean than it had saying it to Charlie.