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I wasn’t co ere done, so I felt bad But not bad enough that I let hi hiain Of course, I see a lot of that lately, but this ti breakfast when the doorbell rang I answered it, surprised to see a wo envelope in her hand

"Allie?" she’d asked

I had nodded and she had smiled, handed me the flowers and the envelope, and turned to leave I had thanked her and made my way back into the kitchen so I could see as in the envelope

And as in the envelope is what mades This is what it said:

Dear Allie,

I know I told you goodbye yesterday at the welcos like that I need you to know that I’at the hospital and I told hi to be his best man, unless Luke throws a fit cause he’s supposed to be his best friend…But anyway, I’m sure he’s told you by now, because he really can’t keep anything fro) but I even went out and picked out your engageh it is definitely an indicator that you will be ’ from me I shouldn’t have even said it like that because I don’t want you to think that I’ away to lick my wounds and this isn’t what I really want It is I know I sprung it on you out of nowhere, but I kneas time that I made the break If not, it would have been thatwas shitty; I know that I also know that, knowing you, you think that you pushed ht You didn’t push me away, Allie I do think that the time we spent apart when you stayed at the hospital and I orking and then went hoive me time to think That’s when I realized that the love you and Jackson shared, like I said that night at the hospital, is so special I do love you, Allie, but my love for you pales in comparison to the love that Jackson has for you, and you for his or to sound like I’ because I’m not But I know that, in ti the relationship you have together I knoe said in the beginning that ere good with the whole sharing thing, but…I watched you two together and I kno that I want that for myself and I don’t want to be a third thrown in I hope you understand what I’ardless, by the tione I’ll be back in a couple of weeks but I didn’t want to leave this until then I’ll see you when I get back, but until then, take care of yourself, Jackson, and the little peanut He and Uncle Brandon have some future plans to see to

Brandon

The steady thu towardshis way to the living room on his crutches He came around the corner into the kitchen and stopped dead when he saw ? What happened?" he asked ave hi, I promise Brandon sent flowers and a letter to me and it just made me cry"

"You sure?" Jackson asked

I nodded again and showed him the letter Jackson read it and then held his arht He pulled away after a second and asked if I was okay

"Yeah…I as off the way he did, and that he just plain broke things off, but I understood If I was honest with myself, I knew that what I felt for Jackson had overshadohat I felt for Brandon just a bit…but I also think that Jackson showed his hand emotionally a lot sooner than Brandon did, and maybe that made all the difference