My parents took the kids for the sleepover as planned, leaving James and me to clean the house as usual. When five o’clock rolled around, the doorbell rang, telling us that Ryan had arrived. James answers the door as I sit on the sofa in the living room with my feet up. “I want to thank you guys for agreeing to come and speak with you,” Ryan said as he took a seat in the armchair.
James took a seat next to me with a sigh. “I figured we should at least hear you out. So, what is it you would like to discuss?”
“Let me just start with extending my sincerest apologies to you, Mia. As hard as it is for you both to hear it, I did truly love you. I know it may look like I didn’t, but I did what I thought was best to keep you from getting hurt. My mother has a mean streak that
