Jealousy

Oh, my God.

“How? How do you know?” I ask, surrendering immediately because I know he’s right; there’s no way I can convince Aiden of anything. “Are you angry? Are you going to kill me?”

Aiden lets out a small laugh.

“I still know you, Lily. You’re a very basic and simple-minded person, you wear your emotions on your sleeve. If this were actually a surprise to you, you’d be excited and petty, happy to hear that karma caught up with the man who hurt you. But you were trying very hard to pretend you’re worried and that gave you away,” he replies, once again showing me that he notices everything, even the smallest detail, “I’m not angry, but I need answers.”

“Where are you going then?” I ask when I see he’s driving out of town, “Aiden, you’re not actually going to kill me, right?”

“No, Lily,” he replies, rolling his eyes, “We’re going to my friend’s house and we’re going to talk there. I won’t miss my party just because Damon was arrested.”

“Oh okay,” I murmur, still confused