Aria POV
I had Sebastian pause the film after Heather’s confession. From the day I met her, she’d always been friendly, as if we’d known each other in a previous life.
“Are you okay?” Elliot asked. He gripped my shoulder, and I appreciated his warmth at that moment.
“Yes, I will be. Just a lot to take in, you know.” Heather wasn’t naturally my friend.
“I was a job to her. That’s kind of hard to digest right now.”
“She fell in love with you, Aria,” Lucian said. “That’s not a job. You don’t fall in love with a job.”
“Right, of course.” I wiped at my cheeks where the tears had started to fall. “It doesn’t make it hurt any less.” I’d been on cloud nine until Sebastian got home with this news. Now I was just ready to drop again.
“Heather was your friend,” Sebastian said. “Don’t let this
