(Astrid POV)
Brady let go of my hand and ran his hands through his hair.
"Look, Astrid, please remember that I am a different person now. I cannot justify any of the things that happened back then, and I do not want to even try. I was a jerk, and I know it."
I shook my head. "Brady, you have told me all of this already."
know. I just wanted to repeat it so that you remember it. I also want to be sure that you know I know how wrong I was."
"Brady, relax. I understand that you are not perfect. And what happened must have occurred a long time ago, from what little I know."
Brady did not say anything. He just kept running his hands through his hair.
"Brady, are you going to tell me?" I asked gently. I would like to know, but you do not have to tell me you do not want to."
"No, I want to tell you. It's just….."