"And that's why he's staying here for a while," Lizzie concluded. "And I have no idea at all why you thought I'd ever cheat on you. None, Donny. You know me way better than that by now - or at least you should."
"If I can interject here for just a moment," Jones mumbled behind the bag of frozen peas held against the right side of his face, "I don't even think of Zim like that. At all. She's like a badass older sister to me."
Embarrassed, Donny hung his head for a moment.
"Why didn't you call and tell me about all this, so that I'd be prepared when I got here?" he asked softly.
Lizzie sighed.
"Because I could tell whatever was happening out in L.A. wasn't good, and I didn't want to add to your stress, honey."
"That's fair. And you're right. L.A. was... something else, for sure," he ad
