Emily clutched her chest, startled. “Jesus, you scared the hell out of me.”
Still shaken, she hadn’t even had time to ask what Aaron was doing there. A cigarette butt smoldered at his feet—still giving off a thin wisp of smoke. Emily instinctively covered her nose, already wanting nothing more than to get inside and shut the door.
Aaron stamped out the cigarette with his shoe and stepped in front of her door. He looked tired, drawn. “Em, I’m not here to cause trouble.”
“I don’t care why you’re here,” Emily said coldly, automatically taking a step back.
“Please, just hear me out.” Aaron’s voice was softer than usual. “Grandpa fainted just now… after hearing about our divorce.”
Emily paused, brows knitting faintly. “Then you being here means he’s okay now, right?”
She didn’t want to so
