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"Country, I can keep an eye on your tables while you talk toTrevor a look, Fallon slung her arm over Emily’s shoulder "I’ll take care of your side work, and I’ll even ets dessert"

Trevor scratched his chin, his brows drawn together "Monkey?"

"Yeah A monkey" Fallon slapped Trevor’s back and aied "Go ahead Talk to him, and I’ll call you later"

"Are you sure?" E her hair out of its ponytail

"Yep I’ll call you tonight" Fallon placed a chaste kiss on Trevor’s cheek and walked away

Trevor looked at Eo sit in a booth?"

"Sure" Emily untied her apron andto drink?"

"No, I’ herself a double espresso, she led Trevor to a booth tucked in the back of the restaurant Emily slid into the seat and sipped the hot liquid With sleep co close to non-existent the past several days, she hoped the double shot of caffeine would shock her zoazed at E with remorse "First, I want to say I feel like an asshole about this whole thing with Dillon"

Emily shifted, taken aback from his sudden declaration "Come on, Trevor, none of this is your fault"

"No, Eht?"

Reluctantly, Emily nodded

"I’m sorry this is the first time I’ve come to see you since all this shit went down Part of me wanted to show up the day it happened, but I couldn’t Over the past year, I watched, without saying a fucking word, as he tore you down" Trevor paused, his fingers nervously tugging at the white linen tablecloth "I re, and piece by piece, he dis, I think I knew things were starting to get bad, but I guess I didn’t realize how bad"

Pausing again, Trevor leaned back and shook his head "You knohat? Fuck that I need to claim responsibility here I saw it I saith my own eyes, and I should’ve stopped it I could’ve stopped it I had a godda Dillon because he was falling in love with you" Trevor plowed both hands through his hair and let out a breath, his voice lowering to a whisper "For fuck’s sake, Gavin’s been my best friend since ere kids, and I didn’t take his side during any of this I watched Dillon hit hi Not a fucking thing"

"Trevor, please You’re not--"

"No, wait Let ain, Emily nodded

"Olivia and I were raised by a father ould’ve never talked to aze fell on Fallon, preparing a fresh urn of coffee behind the bar "Da her the way Dillon treated you End of story, I tucked s, and I can only hope you and Gavin can forgivesuch a pussy But what’s done is done All I can do now is try to has, but I’m done with him and his bullshit When I said I considered you my second sister, I meant it A brother would never allow his sister to be treated that way" Trevor reached for Eivefrohts scattered "I can’t forgive you because I never blaest part in allowing hi responsible"