But it’s more than that.
Ryke glances back at me. “You okay?”
I can only nod.
Lo looks back next.
Then Connor.
They’re all checking on me. And I have to stare at the elevator wall because something pricks my eyes. I blink a few times. Don’t fucking cry.
It’s okay to cry.
Lo told me that.
It’s okay to cry.
I look up at the ceiling, a tear rolling down my jaw. I’m not emotional because of anything Jonathan said.
I’m emotional because I got the three brothers I always wished I had.
Connor, Ryke, and Lo—they protect me all the time. They care about me when they don’t have to. These are three brothers that I’d never trade in, never swap out, and even though we’re not blood related, I know they’re mine.
* * *
In the men’s bathroom at brunch, Lo and I find ourselves alone, and I end up confessing that I don’t know what to do about Jonathan.
“I want to respect him because he’s Willow’s dad,” I say, drying my hands on a paper towel. “But I can’t stand him, no offense.”
Lo almost laughs. “None taken. I get how he is, man. I grew up with him.”
I can’t even imagine how he survived that verbal sledgehammer every day. But I don’t say it out loud, because I know he’d say the same about me and my brothers.
He leans against the sink. “You know, way back when Lily’s sex addiction leaked, he tried to push us into a marriage to save our reputations and those around us.”
My brows pinch. “He tried to push youintoone?”
“Yeah.” Lo flashes a bitter smile. “The guilt-trip is heavy, almost enough to make you do things you’d never think you’d do.” He stares off and shakes his head, going into a longer explanation about that time in the past.
It makes me feel…not alone.
Like I’m dealing with a cankerous sore that they’ve all tried to disinfect and rid.
“As much as I love him,” Lo says, “he shouldn’t have the power to guilt anyone into anything. Not into a marriage and not out of one.”
I nod slowly and toss the crumpled towel in the trash. “You think he’ll ever lay off me?”
“With my dad, just give it time, and we’ll see.”
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