He turns, but I swear it’s like he’s looking through me.
“I hate that we’re fighting, and I’m so sorry you feel like you didn’t matter. I promise you that’s not true. Maybe I should have told you first, but I’m not used to having to do that.” I blink away the raindrops that cling to my lashes.
When he finally brings his eyes to mine, he looks utterly exhausted. “That’s a pretty shitty apology, Olive.”
“Yeah well, I’m still figuring this all out. I’m not sorry I didn’t tell you first, Logan. I’m just sorry I hurt you by doing that.” I press a kiss to his cheek. “I’ll be back in a few minutes, and you can yell at me more then, okay?”
“Liv...” He grabs my hand and tugs. “This isn’t over.”
“Nope. It’s not. Just let me grab Serena, and we can fight all night if you want.” Fighting sounds awful, but I can think of more than a few fun ways to make up afterward.
I look down at where his hand holds mine, and this man just shakes his head. “Your car is in the shop.”
“Jasper said he’d drive.”
He drops my hand and walks ahead of me. “Then let’s go get Serena.”
Umm . . . okay.
“What the fuck, brother?” Jasper asks when he climbs in the front seat of the king cab.
“Liv’s legs are shorter. She can have the back,” my husband snaps.
“Seriously. Not an Uber,” Jasper growls and slams his door as I climb in. “You two work your shit out?”
“No,” we both answer at the same time, and I bite back my smile and settle into my seat.
“Do I want to know?” Jasper grumbles as he pulls down the long, tree-lined driveway. The sky in the distance looks angry and dark. Guess we’re in for a storm.
“I doubt it,” I answer as Logan groans.
“Liv quit her job.”
“Not seeing what the problem is there. You hated that job.” I’m pretty sure he’s addressing Logan, not me. Because as much as I disliked parts of my job, I far from hated it.
“I did quit, but I didn’t hate it. And I should have told you my plans,” I admit to Logan and ignore the sharp whistle from Jasper that’s nearly drowned out by the rain as the sky opens up. “I didn’t think?—”
“Damn, Livvy. You didn’t tell him? That’s harsh.” Nosey fucking brother-in-law.
“It’s not. Not really. I’m not like you guys. I don’t tell everyone everything. I never have,” I argue, defending myself from both the overgrown ogres in the front seat. “Some habits take time to break.”
“Am I a habit, Olivia?” Logan asks without turning around, and I lean forward and force his face to mine, hating the hurt I see and the fact that I put it there.
“No. You’re my reason, Adler. You and Maggie. You’re mywhy. You have this uncanny ability of putting us first without asking for anything in return, and I wanted to do the same,” I admit softly, worried it’s not enough. “I have a plan.”
“Shit, brother. Sounds to me like you fucked up.”
Wow. I think that’s the first time Jasper has ever been on my side.
“I choose you.” I look at Jasper and roll my eyes. “I choose this entire fucked up family.”
“Hey,” Jasper laughs, but I ignore him, too busy watching Logan’s anger thankfully fall away.
“You’re not a transaction, Logan. You’re my world. I?—”
A scream is torn from my throat as the world spins around me, and my body slams against the window of the truck.
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