Mia Grant didn't think much when she said that.
Too much had happened in the past two days. She didn't want to think anymore.
So, she just blurted out whatever came to mind.
It was only when she noticed the look in Hayes Hughes's eyes that she began to register just how hurtful her words had been.
She didn't know how to apologize, nor did she want to, yet she couldn't bear to upset someone who had been so good to her.
After mulling it over, perhaps because her mind was a blank slate at that moment, incapable of deep thought, she instinctively lowered her head and kissed him.
Hayes Hughes's eyelashes fluttered. Coming to his senses, he placed a hand on the back of her head, stroking her hair gently as he smiled. "It's okay. In fact, it's better that you said it. Now I know what I should do."
"Just do what you feel is right. It's okay."
Mia Grant rested against his chest, quietly breathing in the cold air that clung to his clothes.
