Not To Be Rude...But
Keeley scrutinized the stranger next to her at the table because she realized she didn't know this timeline's Aaron Hale at all anymore.
He was wearing a long-sleeved tee shirt and sweatpants—actual lounge clothes!—and was petting a cat while talking to her like a normal person with feelings. It was bizarre. Absolutely bizarre.
This man looked identical to her ex-husband and had a lot of the same mannerisms but he was like a completely different person aside from that. He wasn't quite as bossy, overbearing, or cold.
In high school, she could easily believe they were the same person but now…those five years apart seemed to have really changed him. Again, she wondered if it was fair to judge him for the other Aaron's sins against her. Since meeting up with him several months ago, he had been surprisingly thoughtful.