Once the dinner was over, it was time for Rhea to ask the dreaded question. However, she still had not decided how she wanted to frame the question so instead of asking Aron about her doubts, she gathered the plates and began to do the dishes. When Aron tried to help, she asked him to help with the rest of the chores, so he would not be much around her for the duration of time when she tried to gather the courage to ask him the question.
“Is everything alright?” Aron asked when he realized that Rhea was trying to keep him at a distance.
“Yeah! everything’s fine,” she replied in a low voice, which only strengthened Aron’s suspicion about her not being completely open with him.
By the time dishes were done and Aron had finished, discarding the ashes from the fireplace before igniting a f
