Chapter Title: (22) It's A Combination Of My Abs And My Snake Catching Abilities-02

He caught her hand and laced their fingers together, "Yeah. He helped me a lot after everything. He visited me during my months in the hospital when no one else - not even my parents - did. We used to fight all the time because of how protective I was over Ian. Do you remember the night of the Halloween party? When he and I got in an argument?" "I was always curious about what happened," she affirmed, leaning back against his hard chest, that was still the most comfortable place to be. "Well, it was about you. Leo didn't like the way I was being so protective. He didn't want me to scare a good thing away being overbearing. He was also...offended? I think, that he's known me for years and you could get through to me in weeks when he still can't." Marley frowned, her eyes lifting to watch the fire crackle, "I'd never dream of replacing him, or of getting between you two, Aiden." "It's not that he doesn't like you, Marley," he elaborated firmly, "he would protect you just lik