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“It’s good to see you man,” Grayson said He took a pull of his beer but kept his eyes trained onto readsince the last ti to worry about but I didn’t say it
“Yeah, you too You ready to be a married man?”
He chuckled and grinned widely “I was ready the day Hunter was born, but Huntley wanted to wait until she graduated, so I told her we’d do it soon after”
“Speaking of Huntley,” I said, taking a pull ofto see her”
Grayson looked down and shifted unco to like his answer
“She’s with - ”
“De his sentence
“Yeah,” he replied “Soht”
“Or she’s avoiding me,” I said
Grayson sighed and pulled his hands through his hair, a clear sign of both frustration and resignation I felt bad for the guy He was caught between his fiancé and his best friend, albeit unintentionally
“Huntley cares about you,” he began He finished off his beer and put the bottle down before sitting back into the chair “And I don’t think you should take her behavior personally She’s just trying to ain after everything that happened”
“Like you’re doing with me,” I stated
His smile was crooked when he replied, “Exactly”
My chest tightened thinking about De for Huntley to feel the need to side with her A er and self-justification swirled in randparents, Deine a life without her But then Iher behind I destroyed her, and in the process tainted everything that we had It was so back ho herabout it for days and I couldn’t decide if she’d be willing to let ht for her
“The ranch is looking good,” Grayson rehts
“I’ress they’ve ,” I replied Grayson and his brother, Jeff, each bought a third of the ranch I inherited after reed to help randparents still lived in the old farrown up in and as soon as the new house was done, they would move in I hadn’t decided what I wanted to do with it yet, but we’d agreed it would always stay in the family Hunter dropped offGrayson picked hi Grayson with his son made the ache in my chest a little more real I wasn’t jealous of Grayson, but I wanted what he had - an aht and children who made up the most perfect parts of us I wanted that with Demetria, I always had I alould But in the same breath, I worried that it would never happen for us and I blamed myself I’d walked away
“I’d better get going,” I said “Looks like you need to put the little monster to bed”
Grayson smiled and looked down at Hunter He’d dozed off at some point
“I’ll wait for Huntley to get home,” he replied “She should be back any minute”
Just then the sound of a lock echoed and boots clicked on the hardwood floors I looked up just as Huntley appeared at the door, and stood to greet her Her smile ar in her eyes Could I bla cautious with me? I’d broken her best friends’ heart and I probably would’ve felt the same if I were in her shoes