There was no opportunity to dispute his ridiculous assertion. When he rose to his feet, she knew that their conversation was effectively over. She stood too, anxious to get away from him as quickly as possible. Though she knew it wasn't unreasonable of him to bring up their past, she wished he wouldn't. It was too hard to look back. Augustus led her back to the front door, opening it before she had a chance to convince him to let her stay just a little bit longer.