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“It’s such a pretty day outside, don’t you think?” She cut me off and focused on the road

“I won’t tell him if you—”

“Wyatt,” she said in a low voice and looked back over at me

Just like that, I felt like a child all over again Exhaling, I just nodded, no point in pushing her I wanted her on my side, not annoyed with me

“You are right, it is a nice day,” I said, looking out theat how bright the sunlight was and how clear the sky was It wasn’t too hot or too cold today Just perfect enough for everyone “I’hter on a day like this”

I heard her suck her teeth and I glanced back over to her to find her glaring at et in between That’s fine But you didn’t promise to be blind, deaf, and dumb I’m not a child I will say what I need to say, and that is that I a to ht be pissed Other people h we aren’t related by blood, but I’ to do what I’ve always done—whatever the fuck I want So, you can tell Uncle Declan to keep going, to keep trying to make me feel bad, but I won’t

“In all honesty, I love you both, but I don’t give a shi—I don’t care I don’t care what your feelings or reasons are It doesn’t bother htest, but it bothers Helen Unlike me, she actually cares what other people think, especially Uncle Declan So, heher

“I ain But if I keep seeing her frown or flinch or hear her try to apologize to me because of it, I will break my promise to Ethan You and I both know Ethan will not accept ht my brother And you know I’m a bit crazy like that, so I will It will all be because of you two Isn’t it better that we look at this like grown-ups instead?”

She didn’t say anything for a moment and just focused on the road, a deep frown clear on her lips Finally, she opened therown up, Wyatt But that look in your eyes re fro that I be on his side”

“I’ it,” Ifrom anyone”

“So, nothing has changed with you”

“Nope, what about you?”

“Nope,” she said back and offered me a look

I grinned and just looked back out thebecause, just like back then, I knew she was already on my side

Now I had to just think of a ring…Which iven to Calliope He ht have done it to further his cover story, that she was his true wife all along, but why did that seem off? And most importantly, what the fuck ith this damn year? Were we all supposed to be with someone before the year was over?