‘Couldn’t he be more like this all the time…?’
“Fine,” Seb replied, still sounding amused.
For a moment, Ainsley thought he was responding to her unspoken question and was alarmed.
But then Seb continued, “It’s because you don’t have a strong instinctual fear of men. I’m guessing it’s because you’ve always felt safe around the closest ones in your life, your dad in particular. He’s never even raised his voice at you, has he?”
“Y-you’re right, he hasn’t, but… why would you think I’d be offended by that? Also, holy cow—are you a detective or something?”
Seb felt flattered by the implied praise but tried not to smile. He just knew Ainsley would take that the wrong way once he had finished the rest of what he was going to say.
“No,” he replied, “but I am a fan of mysteries. Anyway, I wa
