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There was?

"She is ruthless, yes For him As part of his team He needs sos aside and seize what she wants"

"I didn't consider it that way"

"You don't need to like her You don't need to approve I'm not sure I do I wouldn't choose her for hi his choice with open eyes He sees her He sees who she truly is, and he accepts her That's all I can ask of him"

"It sounds romantic that way"

"Maybe it is" He takes a long sip of his brandy "That here I faltered with Ella Where we both faltered There waswhat ityour story"

"We're here to celebrate your son's e It's okay"

"And you'd rather put it off?"

"No… Yes" I take another sip "I' to find a way to say it"

He nods "You told e"

"There were good tiic Mountain and New York" The ones Mom attended "But there were other times My mom, that vibrant person who painted flowers and loved art and wore bright pink—I only saw bits and pieces of her She was depressed I didn't realize it when I was younger I didn't realize it until I got help ht as well rip my heart out and put it on the table

I've talked to Liam about some of this Not all of it He knowswith him, I had a bad depressive phase

I didn't even realize I was in that phase until he askedNot in a ht he was an unrepentant asshole at the time

He pushed me I resented it, at first, but I needed it

When I realized as happening, I had to march into his office, sit down calmly, explain my depression as if it was any other health condition As ifup and I needed a brace and a week of rest and a little physical therapy

And not like my brain was broken, the same way my mother's was

I told him what I'd noticed I made a list of action ite off about the for a psychiatrist to talk about h I barely had the energy to get to work

I went on and on about hoas going to fix this probleoing to be difficult He wouldn't need to fire me