Alaric was one of those guys who seemed to believe life without a woman by his side wasn't worth living.

Hertha could have sworn he and Georgia had hooked up countless times. Over the three years, with 365 days each, she wouldn't have been surprised if they'd been together over a thousand times. But she was floored when Alaric admitted it was only once.

"She tried to seduce me, but I turned her down every time," Alaric said, propping himself up on his arms beside Hertha, his chest hovering above her as he tried to keep his balance, answering her question earnestly.

"Turned her down? You? How could you possibly resist?" Hertha chuckled.

"Me? What kind of person do you think I am?" Alaric bristled. "Oh, Hertha, in your eyes, am I just some kind of guy who can't control himself around women?"

"Well, aren't you?" Hertha countered.

with irritation. "Hertha, let's not forget, you were the one chasing after me three years ago. Even when I

Alaric she wouldn't get angry. Besides, he was right. Back then, she had

Georgia. Why are you bringing up the past?" Hertha said, dissatisfaction

to make a point. Even if a woman I'm not interested in were to throw herself at me, I wouldn't give

with Georgia three years ago," Hertha

was you," Alaric explained. "We had

at what happened to Leopold when he thought

that excuse. To her, it

that line. "But that one time, really was an accident. If I hadn't been drunk, nothing would have happened between us. You know she was someone my mother tried to set me up with. I never had any interest in her from the

that you didn't like her, or was there another reason?" Hertha decided to get to the

her. It was her entitled, bossy attitude I couldn't stand, and

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