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Which hy she should get up fro table, and away froret It was okay to make sure he understood how much he’d hurt his family with his desertion
But if he ever found out why it had hurt her so ist to know that little piece of forbidden truth wouldn’t help any of thes off irl talk with Harper and the rest of the gang"
Sheroom and back into the herd of Mavericks But she left a piece of herself behind with Evan
Just the way she always did, whether she wanted to or not
Paige was right Evan hadn’t sione dark--he’d deserted everyone Especially Susan, the foster mother who’d taken hi rooh-fived Jeremy, and Matt ruffled his hair, while Daniel pulled out his phone to take a picture of the group
Evan had come ho on the other side of a chasm from everyone who mattered to him All because he was too full of pride--and too ashamed--to admit that he’d been co deep inside a situation,things correctly But he hadn’t been able to see inside his ownSusan alone in the kitchen, he slipped his arize, honey It’s okay"
He re you never had to say you were sorry He’d always thought that was total crap Love meant you absolutely had to say you were sorry when you’d been an ass
"It’s definitely not okay, Moe woke e, whoh the open kitchen door She wasn’t looking at thee knew exactly as being said in the kitchen right now She was always able to see through to the heart of people Unlike hi her lips "I’lad she woke you up But I do understand, even if I orried I remember when you were a boy how hard it was for you to talk about your feelings Your way has always been to keep things inside"
When he’d first coe eleven, after his ave him away, he hadn’t allowed himself to be part of the faiven her the silent treats likehim to remove his muddy boots before he tracked dirt inside And if he hadn’t been shutting her out, he’d done stupid passive-aggressive stuff, like when she’d asked hi just outside the door so that the rotting smell would seep inside He’d done specifically what she’d asked and no more
He’d been so afraid to let hiood Susan and Bob were to hiht him how to finally trust
The trust that Whitney had done her daain
"I still should have called you, should have told you what happened instead of leaving it up to Paige to give you all the whole story And I should have realized there was so before I did" He’d been nothing aure out how he could have been so gullible…but he still hadn’t found any answers
Susan shook her head sadly "I can’t believe she es The pain she caused you But to have an operation without even telling you?" Her jaw flexed as she gritted her teeth Susan was always the cal life had ever thrown at her--and life had thrown a lot Clenched teeth weren’t her style, but Whitney’s actions had pushed even Susan’s limits "I made so many excuses for her So you can’t beat yourself up for not seeing the truth, honey Because I certainly didn’t see it She was so convincing" She sighed, her brow furrowed "I just hope she won’t keep hurting you now that you’re no longer together"
"While I was gone, I hadher have the flat in San Francisco and the apartment in New York" She’d picked out both, and the spaces had frankly always left him more than a little cold "But the business stuff is all separate, so she can’t touch it" Thank God
"I’ht I’d have to say that But then, I didn’t realize she was so devious" Susan actually shivered, before curling her arh his "I want you to reh this You don’t have to do it alone We all love you"
He pulled Susan in close, hugging her off her feet "I won’t shut you out again, I prorain of our lives"
But instead of nodding, Susan frowned "Sos are easier said than done Especially after we’ve spent so lanced toward the living rooone She knew all the right things to say I’h this difficult time too"