“What do you mean?” “This choice that you made.” I sigh. “Look, I know you like Case. And he’s a good guy, but it was never going to happen, even if Ryder wasn’t in the picture. We were never getting back together.” Dad’s mouth dips in a slight frown. “I still don’t get why it ended in the first place, Stan. It never made any sense—” “Because he cheated on me.” His jaw drops. Half a second later, anger floods his expression. “No,” I interject, holding up my hand. “See, this is why I didn’t want to tell you. I didn’t want you to think badly of him.”
