"You're... really upset with me over this."

This was not an outcome that Aidan had imaged. He was pretty sure even if she busted him she'd just shrug it off. If he knew it was going to be that big of a deal he would have just left the flowers and dealt with that.

"It's just a few bruises. Look, I'm sorry. I was just doing what I thought would cause you the least amount of panic in the morning."