"We need to talk about the kiss..." Forcing the words out of his lips, had caused Tristan actual pain, but he had still made himself say them.
Throughout the meal he had kept hoping that Ariel would be the one to bring up the topic. But as she had talked and never once mentioned the kiss. Tristan had realized that he would have to be the one to do it. But even so he had stalled a bit. Talking about Zachariah of all people in a bid to stop himself from having to speak about the issue that had forced them apart.
