Elliot POV
I had to get away from the sterile house. Everyone was so f*****g depressing that I felt it sticking to my being, threatening to drag me down into the pits of hell. To some, this may seem extreme, but to me, it made complete sense.
There was just too much going on around me, and I had to get my s**t grounded together, which was why I was in my car, traveling toward my safe haven. What I didn’t expect was for Aria to ask to come with me.
After breakfast, I said I needed to get out of the house for a day or two.
Without saying where I was going, Aria had asked to come with.
At first, I was going to deny her, but then this was Aria. I couldn’t deny her anything, nor would I want to.
“Do you want to know where I’m going?” I asked.
“Your safe space,” she said.
“How did you kn
