Rose pressed her lips together not sure where to start. Vincent showed up so suddenly she never even got a chance to think through how she'd explain this. He started to pull away from her, but she reached for his hand. “Don't."
He stopped and stared at her. “What about him? Just say it; you're making me nervous."
“Don't be. It's nothing like that. We just started talking again after you left, and we hung out a few times, but it's never been more than a friendship with him. Then when I had to lie about having a boyfriend so Grace could stop worrying . . . well you know how this family is. Every gathering I showed up without my so-called boyfriend; they wanted to know where he was."
Caressing his hand, she hoped he wasn't getting angry. She couldn't make out what he was thinking, but he s
