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“Go on,” his brother said in his typical guarded fashion “You’re the one anted the microphone here, not me”

“I will go on You think you don’t deserve her You ht about that No man deserves someone as wonderful as her Our job will be to do our best to make her happy her whole life Maybe at the end of our days weher love But whether we do or not, she’s in love with us I know it I’m in love with her You know that I also know you’re in love with her, too”

“You use that word pretty casually, bro It’s not like a chip you can pull out of a bag any ti” Dylan set his cup down His tone softened “You care for her, and yes, ht feel the saain, I pray she does Me? I’m not part of that picture, bro I can’t be”

“Why? She needs us Can’t you feel it?”

“I’m about facts, Cam You know that, too What I see in front ofmore permanent That’s just not where I am Erica deserves you, not me”

Cam realized the last words that Dylan had just spoken were theErica deserves you, not ed you so much? You’re not the same”

“Don’t go there,” Dylan said, his tone sharpening “I’ve been out for four years now It’s in the past Besides, I couldn’t tell you anything about it It’s classified”

“But so did happen, didn’t it? That’s what this is about You think Erica is beyond you That what you bring to the table isn’t going to work for her”

“For her and for you, bro I’ve got e than you can even dream about I want you to be happy Both of you I know it’s not hoe grew up, but you and Erica can build a lovely faether”

“That ht be true, but it isn’t what I want I don’t think it’s what she wants either Dylan, we’re just at the beginning of this There’s a lot of ground to still cover Sure, we’ve known Erica all her life, but there’s more to know, to learn, to discover She’s worth it You just have to get over your crap Besides, it’s not just hoe grew up It’s not just the kind of fa as us She lost her parents in the plane crash Ask her what she wants? I dare you I bet she’ll tell you that she wants to be adored and shared by more than one man”

“You can make her happy, bro I know you can”

Cam felt for his brother The pain he carried was buried very deep Cam had sensed it a few tiht now Being with Erica had to be the cause She was i Dylan on every level, just like he ith her He had to shake the crazy out of Dylan The only way he kne to do that was to push him

“Suit yourself I’uys to build a fa’s son coive Erica fourme”

Dylan’s fists ca his coffee and Ca dare do that to me”

“I knew it You’re into her bad”