chapt 1

He made it to their apartment at eight, as promised, and the whole place smelled like chili.

"Oh thank god," Aidan said, exaggeratedly relieved, as he let Val inside. "I was about to die of hunger."

"I'm sorry I'm so late," Val apologized. "But I said I didn't think Catherine would let me out on time."

"You did say that, yeah. I had some cheese and crackers, don't worry about it."

( You make it sound so civilized )

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