Chapter 36: Chapter 36

Aidan, back then...

I grinned when I noticed Ivy staring at me as I took my shirt off. If she thought I didn't notice how her breathing changed, she was mistaken.

Was my little Ivy turned on by me?

I had mixed feelings about it. One part of me was pleased that I had that effect on her. But the other part...the more reasonable part, didn't like that since being with me could bring her pain.

And I didn't want that.

Ivy had become the most important thing in my life, funny enough. The only one that made me happy these days. And it had nothing to do with sex, it was purely her friendship that made me feel whole.

Well...I guess it wasn't purely friendship since we had that moment at the pool.