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Stepping backwards, I inch towards the door. Not only do I not want to be caught in the middle of a father-son quarrel, but I also don’t want to be the cause behind it. I don’t want to witness the two people Alicia loved more than the world itself go at each other’s throats. It’s almost like a fight between a king and the rebel crown prince. By the time I’m at the door, Jonathan throws me a disapproving glance, probably because of the way I’m leaving after he insisted I stay. We’re different, he and I. While he doesn’t care about yelling at Aiden, I do. The scene breaks my heart. Jonathan is an emotionless man. Or more accurately, his feelings don’t resurface, so I didn’t expect him to have a sappy father-son relationship with Aiden. But I also didn’t expect this hostility either. I thought Alicia’s early, unexpected death would’ve brought them together. Apparently not. That sure as hell doesn’t help my guilt trip towards Aiden. Maybe things would’ve been different if I’d been there fo