His shifts uncomfortably as I resign myself. “Here’s a newsflash for you, Easton. Despite your beliefs, brutal honesty is not the best way to conduct yourself in every situation. It’s not the bravest way, either. There’s a difference between being brave—ready to face and endure danger or pain, and inappropriate—which means not suitable or proper in the circumstances.” I lift my chin defiantly. “But I’m trying to be brave in lieu of inappropriate because inappropriate would be confessing that I’m still wholly, unconditionally, and definitively in love with you while you’re on a romantic getaway
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