"I didn't want to bother you and I didn't see the need to." "Bullshit." Adam said. "Why would you keep this all to yourself? Do you know the implications of this? This is a crime, punishable by the law. There is a lot at stake here. You name, your reputation— you should have told me." He was pacing now, from one end of the room to the other end of the room. Frustrated, he ran a hand through his hair and fumed. There was a lot he didn't know. There was a lot he had assumed. And he couldn't even take his words back either. It was stuck in the sands of time, set in stone "I didn't want to bother you. I was also scared of what you'd think of me. And I was right to be scared. Just look at your reaction to the news." Her voice came out in a small whisper, like she was scared to face him. His

