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Nash snorted “Is that supposed to make me feel better?”

“Not better, but it’s a truth you can’t ignore” Shep hesitated, his eyes squinting “Dad would not have wanted this”

The htened Nash’s chest “Of course, Dad wouldn’t have wanted this”

“That’s not what he“He ht this battle for him Especially at the cost of your happiness”

Nash leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees “Who is left to fight it? You both have your own shit going on” Though the second the words left his ain he couldn’t think that way anyrandfather of my child On one hand, I want him nowhere near our family and my kid On the other hand, not to have hian The man she knows loves her The memories of her father are filled with happiness To steal that away froain “So, in the end, there’s a choice here Her happiness Or mine”

Shep frowned “I do not envy the position you’re in”

Nash stared up at the ceiling fans above theh the heat of the day He felt like the entire world pressed against him “She said she loved otten back into his car Those words had blinded hier he felt vanished under the power of those words And suddenly all the reasons that drove him to that house didn’t matter anymore

Only Megan mattered Her pain mattered Her happiness mattered He couldn’t see past that

Which ainst Clint For what, his pride? The ht about the situation, the more he felt responsible Had he driven Clint to this? If Nash had been like Shep or Chase and kept his mouth shut, maybe Clint wouldn’t have approached Butch to ensure he won

The worst part of all was that Megan had paid the price

The silence around hiave an una what he’d said earlier had surprised thean loves me?” he asked

“Not unbelievable,” Shep stated, shoving his hands into his pockets “But it’s about ti”

Fuck, that only made him feel worse Nash should have said he loved her first

A long, loaded silence passed while Nash shut his eyes and pressed his head back against the house

Until Chase broke the silence again “So, what do we do, then? Clint just gets off?”