#Chapter 146: Day At The Aquarium

Aria’s POV I couldn’t remember the last time I’d gone on an actual, honest-to-goodness date with Liam. Maybe never. Our initial courtship had been a whirlwind, but it had also been kept secret behind locked doors. Liam hadn’t wanted to be seen with me in any romantic capacity. This time, things felt different. As we walked through the aquarium, he smiled warmly. Sometimes he touched my arm as he spoke with me, or he bumped our shoulders together as we stood beside each other, looking into the tanks of brightly colored fish. While we were having a very good time, I still felt like I was on pins and needles, waiting for him to open up about Joanna. What I knew about their relationship I had only learned from her. That didn’t seem fair when Liam was the one who should have told me. But he seemed set on avoiding the conversation entirely, distracting me instead with fish facts he read off of placards or directing me toward the souvenir shops and the ice cream stalls. Like a real da