Chapter 19
Bronson
I watched as Lila moved across the restaurant, and that was when I noticed the man at her back.
The man who had his hand on her lower back.
I ground my teeth together so hard that I felt a molar chip.
Fucking. Hell.
I sat there as I watched her sit down, then he took the seat across from her.
And when she smiled at him, it took everything I had in me not to flip this table over and storm across the restaurant.
Those were my smiles, goddamnit.
It was high time I got off my ass and did something about it.
Therefore... I planned.
Lila
Something had changed with Bronson... it was just too fucking bad for him that I had almost worked him out of my system.
The keyword... almost.
But you know what they say?
As long as there’s a sliver of chance, there’s still hope.
Fuck.
Squirrel Text Thread
Cole – What are we going to do?
Madalyn – I don’t know, but we have to do something.
Cole – She’s going to walk away.
Madalyn – *gasp* How do you know that?
Cole – Heard her talking to Everly.
Madalyn – Crap.
Madalyn – Okay, what do you think we should do?
Cole – Talk to Dad?
Madalyn – We have to, because I view her as my mom.
Cole – Same.
Ethan
I stared at Melanie as she slept.
I had unloaded on a therapist I had started seeing at my family’s request.
I hadn’t thought it would help.
But it had.
And she made me realize that all the times I had forgotten about things with Melanie, I was silently punishing her for her mother’s actions.
Nothing could have made me feel lower than I did when that revelation came forefront and center in my mind.
Garrick
I wrapped my arms around Tatum and kissed her hard.
She moaned in my mouth, then I heard Sage say, “You two.”
I pulled back from my wife, winked down at her, then moved to Sage and smothered her with kisses.
I stood there as I watched Dom place a kiss on Talia’s forehead, then on Isaiah and Ryder’s foreheads, and then he followed me out to my SUV.
Carter had dropped Harlee off with Granger, Lola, Zaden, and Hattie.
Alec just pulled up with Cassie and Krispin.
Everly pulled up then with Lila.
Willow wasn’t far behind them.
They were having a girls’ day at Dom and Talia’s house.
And after we got done doing a bro thing, we were going to come pick the kids up and give them their time alone.
The three of us, with Dominik and Bronson, pulled up outside Ethan’s house.
Time for shit to come to light.
Dominik
I stared at Ethan and then fought down the urge to punch him again.
He looked at me and nodded, “Yeah, I want to punch myself.”