CHAPTER 8

Aria's lips tightened and she whimpered in fear as she stood feebly before him. “Uh… I was just…” She pinched her arm, begging herself to come up with something and fast. “I was just looking around the place. It's a huge beautiful house,” she finally replied. Saying half a truth seemed like the simplest way of escaping.

“Mmm,” Jacob nodded his head skeptically. “My son is asleep on the couch,” he announced. “Why is that?”

“Oh my God!” Aria exclaimed. “I am so… sorry.” She huddled down the stairs, escaping Jacob and hurrying to the couch where Daniel had already dozed off and was snoring like a boar. “He came to me in my room and asked to watch the television. I told him no of course but he got really pushy and it's my first time you know? I wanted to make a good impression on him, make him like me and so I let him watch. Just a little, only for an hour, not more. I didn't know he had already dozed o— ”

Aria's lips shut tight and she fell completely silent