475 Naive Fool

Gently, Seb hugged her. They'd lost so much time because of their misunderstandings. But in this moment, he realized that he'd been at fault too. He'd been older than her. It was his responsibility to assure her in their relationship.

Rubbing his hands over her back, he sighed," We were both foolish, Olivia. If I'd been more attentive to your needs this would not have happened."

Olivia gave a wry shake of her head," Don't try to share the blame here. I doubt you could have done anything about it when I was not even aware of what I was feeling. Viv was really sly... She's been so careful with everything."

Seb wanted to say more. But at the moment, he needed more information on what Olivia knew of Viv. He realized, once again, that he had grossly underestimated the woman.

"Why did you not come to me when you discovered the truth, Olivia?"