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"I’lad you’re happy," I told her "Really and truly What you and Wilder have…" I shook my head "It’s precious"

She reached over and squeezed ine what it’s like to be here around Landon, but I can tell that you’re not happy"

"Happy is a relative term," I said with a forced s of my heart--if itit Stop tellingto stuff you don’t want to do because you think it’s what I need You don’t have to take care of me anymore I’m okay I need you to focus on you Be honest with , I felt my defenses slide away Leah and I were too close for ot over hi care of me that I don’t think you ever really stopped to process what happened He left, and within weeks ere at Dartmouth and you went froiver" Her forehead puckered "That was a lot to ask of you"

"Never" I covered her hand withto come out of what happened with Landon Maybe it was all supposed to be this way Maybe he was supposed to leave me so I could find you and you could find Wilder Maybe it’s all part of so cosmic plan"

"Or maybe…" She looked away

"Maybe what?"

Her nose crinkled "Don’t kill me, okay? Maybe you’re supposed to be here--with Landon I’ive hiuy really hurt you, and I hate hiotten to know his that are broken in you are broken in him, too"

"His dick seems to work just fine"

"Yeah, well, I think that’s just a form of self-medication"

I raised reed with it Look, you have five days with hi hi yourself Maybe you use this tied

My eyes narrowed "Or…"

"Or rowled She of all people knehat he’d done, the condition I’d been in e met

"Oh, look, there’s Pax!" she said in overexcitement as Wilder appeared

"Coward," I whispered

"Just pushing you the way you pushedto admit it, this is what you need"

I pouted as my best friend walked off with the love of her life, no doubt to go have another of the extended ht in the middle of