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“Sa out at a sports bar inpartiers”

She turned to studyto talk about why you picked up an extra shift on your birthday? Because that looked an awful lot like you were trying to avoid spending time with him and your brother”

“I see the me brunch”

“But you didn’t want to see theift to yourself?”

I sighed and told my friend, “You’re way too perceptive”

“It’s a gift”

She aiting for , and finally I adht I didn’t want to spendto be happy about the fact that my best friend and my brother are a couple, and I’ like this They got together two o, so why can’t I just accept it and move on?”

“Gee, I don’t know Maybe because it ripped your heart out when your best friend, who you’d secretly had a crush on for years, fell in love with your younger brother instead of you? That had to hurt like hell, especially since you’d always thought Eden was straight But no, he just didn’t want you”

“I feel so much better now,” I muttered “Thank you for that”

“I don’tthis out into the light and call it like it is, you know? That’s the only way you’re going to move on”

“You’re right I feel like such an asshole, though Eden and Seth lad they fell in love They’re so happy now, and that’s exactly what I want for both of them”

“Of course you do,” she said “But at the same time, it’s okay to admit it hurt when Eden didn’t pick you It’s even okay to admit you’re jealous of your brother”

“I don’t want to be like that, though It’s not who I am”

“No, you’re always Mr Nice Guy I know you pride yourself on being this cheerful, easy-going person It’s why everyone loves you, including all our patients But you’re allowed to have sos, Casey You were hurt when Eden and Seth got together, even though you love them It was always the three of you, for more than half your life Hell, you even moved out here from St Louis as a trio, that’s how close you were It doesn’t make you a bad person to admit you’re a little pissed off now”