“How are you doing?”

I shrug. “I do know I can’t disguise right here ceaselessly, however I’m not able to go anyplace.”

He nods. “It’s okay. You possibly can keep right here so long as you might want to. I’ll preserve coming to see you if that’s okay.”

“At the very least I do know you don’t choose me.” I transfer again to the sofa, and he follows, taking a seat beside me.

Reaching over, he lays his hand on mine. “By no means. I really like you, sis.”

“Love you too.”

“Deacon’s a dumbass.”

I shake my head. “I simply want I knew …”

He opens his mouth as if he’s about to say one thing earlier than closing it once more and smiling. “It’s his loss. I hope you realize that.”

We’ve had this dialog 1,000,000 instances, however it by no means makes me really feel any higher. Possibly it’s his loss, however he’s the one who threw me away. Regardless of how uplifting Lucas’s phrases are, I’m introduced right down to earth by that truth.

I shrug once more and sigh. “I simply want time to course of that.”

He hesitates earlier than leaning again. “You recognize he’s because of arrive dwelling in the present day.”

“Is he?” As if I don’t know. As if the dates of my honeymoon weren’t etched into my mind. Immediately was the day we had been alleged to fly into the nation. Will Deacon persist with that? Or will he proceed partying his method by way of Europe?

Lucas arches an eyebrow. “Are you going to attempt to get in contact?”

Snorting once more, I look away. “What’s the purpose? I attempted to name him after he left, however he’s blocked me. You recognize, aside from his Instagram account.”

Once I look at Lucas, his jaw is about. “You recognize that’s him attempting to harm you. I don’t know why you look.”

“Neither do I, however I can’t assist it.” Tears prick my eyes. I’ve cried my coronary heart out for this man, however there are at all times extra tears.

“Pip, you’ve acquired to cease torturing your self. He’s an arsehole, and he by no means deserved you.”

“I by no means did match into his world.”

Swallowing exhausting, I meet Lucas’s eyes as confusion flashes throughout his options.

“What do you imply?”

I shift my gaze to the ceiling. “Deacon’s life was full of lovely, tall, skinny girls. Did he use me, Lucas? Did he make me fall in love with him simply to dump me like this? Is that this some sort of payback.”

He grips my hand, and I repair my watery gaze on him.

“No method. He liked you. All of us noticed it. Hell, he even went by way of Christmas with me as a result of he was loopy about you, and he hates me.”

“I simply don’t know what else to suppose.” I clamp my lips collectively to cease myself from crying but once more.

“Properly, I believe being cooped up right here for a month has given you nothing however time to dream up all these items.”

His eyes are so stuffed with sympathy, and I can’t stand it. However he’s right here as a result of he loves me.

“So, you’re defending him now?” I’m being bullish, however I can’t assist it. My coronary heart’s been in turmoil because the day Deacon left and I’m no higher than when this began.

Lucas shakes his head. “No, sweetheart. What he did was indefensible. I don’t know what occurred, however one thing set him off. Possibly it was being close to me once more in spite of everything these years. He hated me, and I don’t blame him. He solely tolerated me due to how a lot he liked you.” He ruffles my hair.

“Hey.” I snigger.

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