Chapter 31

ARIA'S POV "You could find a guy to test his reaction."When Lillian dropped this suggestion, I nearly choked on my tea. "Excuse me?" I set down my cup, giving her a sideways glance that I hoped conveyed exactly how ridiculous she sounded. "Relax, Aria," she rolled her eyes, clearly exasperated. "I'm not suggesting you actually seduce someone. What do you think this is—some trashy prime-time drama?" I rolled my eyes right back at her. "That's exactly what it sounds like you're proposing." "Don't be so uptight." She waved her hand dismissively, leaning forward on my couch where we'd been sitting for the past hour dissecting every moment of my weekend with Aiden. "I'm just saying you could create some... reasonable misunderstandings. Like having dinner with a male friend, posting a casual story on Instagram, or maybe mentioning someone you've 'been talking to a lot lately' when he's around." I fell silent, absently tracing circles on my knee with my fingertip. The idea made me uncomfortab