dropped back onto the seat next to him. “Liam, all I’m saying is there were other options available to you, and yet you chose the one that includes faking an intimate relationship with your childhood sweetheart.” “We weren’t childhood sweethearts. We were friends, and then we grew up and grew apart like most childhood friends do. If I’m doing this now, it’s only because I had no other option.” Ben gave Liam a disbelieving look and purposely drawn-out “Mmm-hmm.”
