When Cronan left, I found myself seated next to dad on the living room couch, waiting. “You’ll have to go sooner of later,” he sighed, irritated. I frowned. So he knows Cronan is in my room? What else did dad figure out? Giving him a hug, I felt him squeeze me tightly, and saw how unhappy he looked letting me go. Giving mom a hug too, I made my way upstairs, taking my sweet time, gnawing on my cheek. Would Aurelia still be here or did she leave? Standing at the door, I thought about opening it and finding them together on my bed, rutting like animals, and my stomach churned. I don’t want that. I’d just reached for the doorknob when the door flew open. Cronan, looking extremely annoyed, tugged me into the room. “What took you so long?” Aurelia bo

