Their voices are hushed and muffled, but she can hear their words.
"... you going to get a grip?! You can't keep acting like this. It was your idea in the first place!" Brenton was whisper-yelling at Jacob when she started following their conversation.
"My idea was for you to marry someone, not for you to actually get close with whoever you chose!" Jacob rebuttal was just as intense and just as softly spoken.
"What did you expect me to do with whoever I married? Never speak to them?"
"I don't know! It's not like you've never refused to open up to people before. I don't see why that couldn't have been your approach this time!"
"We went over this. I had terms. This is precisely why you were the one who was supposed to choose my bride! To avoid this whole jealousy issue!"
"And we were d
