"I told him because I wanted to," she replied a little more sharply than needed. "If I'm being perfectly honest, the idea of him being anywhere near SOLOMON makes me scream, and I'd rather keep him as far away as possible. I haven't exactly been honest with them, either, especially in regards to him."

Oh good, he was getting his own bottle, that meant she could clutch hers a bit harder and take another drink. "Another part of me wants him there, because I'm selfish and shallow and I can't make up my own damn mind. But that's not why I told him."