“You and I have never had a close relationship. I’ve always found you to be a lot more…outspoken.”
“That’s a polite way of saying you think I’m bitchy.” Jasper frowns at him, waiting for the point.
“I try to be considerate and respect people, and I’ve often found you insufferable and self-absorbed. I mistook your attitude towards Chris as being immature and careless. You’ve shown time and time again, through the way you tried to warn us about him, that you care about what is right for all of us. You went about it rudely, and I always hated the way you spoke to him. But you were right about him and I can see now that you’re just blunt. I didn’t describe that well. I’m sorry if it came across rude.”
Jasper sips at his drink, amused by Simon’s badly phrased attempt at acknowledging his goo
