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“What’s all this?”

“I wanted to make you breakfast Go ahead and sit down Can I make you a cup of coffee?”

“I can make it Do you want one?”

“I already have one”

Aiden made himself coffee and went to sit down I put the rest of the food on the table, then went back for dishes and silverware I sat down, and he looked over the spread

“This looks a Thank you,” he said

We filled up our plates and ate for a couple of moments in silence before I let out a breath

“I want to apologize for how I acted yesterday,” I said

He shook his head “You don’t have to”

“Yes, I do You’ve done nothing but help me and be there for me, and I shouldn’t have been such a bitch to you I’m just frustrated and scared”

Aiden stood up and walked over to me He offered his hands out and pulledme into his arms, he wrapped himself around me and held me close

“I understand,” he said “I knohat you’re going through is hard, and I can’t i the way you did and I’ainst you”

I sighed and cuddled closer to him After a few seconds, I pulled back and looked at him

“I need to get out of the cabin,” I said

He gave me a quizzical look “What do you mean?”

We pulled apart, and I went to sit back down at the table “I need to get out of here Just for a little bit I’ cooped up in here all day, every day I’et to me”

Aiden took a sip of his coffee, and I could tell by the look in his eyes over the ri about it He didn’t look convinced

“I’ down “I don’t want you to be seen”

“That guy didn’t follow us,” I said “And they wouldn’t think to scour the woods up on the s for a bit Even if it’s just going outside Maybe we can go for a walk close to the cabin You’ll be there with o far”