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They all pondered that dark tirateful their relationship had healed and they were now a real family He had no idea how truly lonely he’d been in New York until he caain

"I fell apart I couldn’t deal with ed at Dad, and all I wanted to do was get out of Harrington I began pulling away fro a lot All I could think about was getting out on my own to see what I could accomplish"

Dalton nodded "That’s how I felt when I fled to California I needed that break"

"Sydney didn’t want to go I asked her, but her grand is, I realized besides the constant fighting and age difference, she was happy in Harrington She liked her job and her life I was the one who craved a new start Eventually things got so crappy, I left without her"

"Makes sense," Cal said "I wonder if that’s why she got married so fast after you two broke up"

The scar still throbbed, but Tristan understood so ht before her wedding," he admitted "I tried to stop her Asked her to coain"

"What happened?" Dalton asked

"She said no Said I’d never told her I loved her or offered her anything to fight for She was right, even though I didn’t want to believe that for a long time We both screwed up, but I want a second chance We’ve changed Looking back, I doubt it would’ve worked between us during that ti it I just have to convince her to trust rinned and reat head start"

"Co his eyes

"Hey, not any road I had to learn to forgive both of us for the past, and sometimes that screws you up But I always felt like you and Sydney belonged to each other"

Cal nodded "Agreed You both going to be able to work together so closely while building a personal relationship? Want an to step in and help?"

"No, I think it will be a good thing for us Force her to deal with "

"You really are serious about her," Cal said thoughtfully "Just a feeeks ago, you were against pro her to CFO Now you want to ee?"

Tristan tried to express his e all of them "I kept her at a distance because I was afraid She s I wasn’t cos ended with us, but in the past weeks, I’ve felt different when I’otiate with Cush her CFO position, I respected the hell out of her And seeing her take care of Becca rerown into herself, and I fall deeper every day It’s al to her" He buried his face in his coffee, ready for them to tear hih "Yep, you got it bad," Dalton declared "Raven drove ine a day without her She an was such a pain in the ass," Cal said fondly "She wreckedawesoain"

Tristan sed a luuys I needed to hear that"