“He put our business and you at risk, pip.”I rub my thumb over her lower lip.Her eyes darken for me.“I don’t know how we get through this.Yes, Tom is like family, but he betrayed us.That’s not going to be easy to get over.”
Sara rests her head against my chest.“I don’t want to be the reason you aren’t friends anymore.”
“You’re not.”Finn draws her attention.“Tom made choices that he can’t take back.Maybe we’ll work through them.We still live and work together but Tom fucked up.”
“But he’s your family,” Sara says softly.
“So are you and so is Wyatt.”I draw in a breath.“It’s not going to be easy to just let him back in.He broke our trust.You’re right.He’s like a brother to us.Closer than a friend.And that’s what makes the betrayal cut deeper.I don’t know what Tom could do that would make us forgive him.We definitely won’t forget.”
For her, I’m willing to do a lot.But forgiving Tom isn’t going to be simple.And I’m not sure either me or Finn will be able to let it go completely.There will always be the fear of him betraying us again.
We may never be as close to Tom as we were, but he’s still Sara’s brother.And as long as she’s in our lives, he will be too.We’ll have to come to some sort of agreement.
Chapter37
Data Capture
Sara
The afternoon is spent working, walking, and fucking.Not necessarily in that order.I don’t bring up Tom again.We don’t talk about the mission Wyatt and Drew are on.Though now, as I lie between Finn and Dante in the bed, Wyatt and Drew are all I can think about.
Did they make contact?Were they taken into custody?Do they miss me the way I miss them?Is it ridiculous to miss someone when they haven’t even been gone a day?
Sleep is not happening.
I slip out of bed and throw on some leggings and a t-shirt.The guys are wiped out and normally I would be too, but my brain can’t stop racing through everything.There has to be a way to fix this.To go back to our new normal where we just have to worry what my mom will think about me dating four guys.
The house is dark but the guys always leave on a few lights.I make my way to the kitchen.Before I open the door, I listen, but it doesn’t sound like anyone’s talking in there tonight.
I push open the door and Tom sits at the island with the laptop out.He wears flannel pajama pants and a t-shirt.He looks up when I open the door.
“Couldn’t sleep?”he asks, raking a hand through his hair.
I shake my head but step into the kitchen and let the door fall shut.Tom stands and stretches.Without another word, he walks to the refrigerator and pulls out the milk.From the pantry, he grabs some chocolate.After he sets them on the counter, he pours milk into a pan before setting it on low heat.
“Have a seat.”He blows out a breath.“I could use some too.”
This was our thing growing up.If we couldn’t sleep, we’d end up in the kitchen making hot cocoa.
I sit next to his workstation and see the files up are one of the clients I worked on in his absence.“I audited the cash account on this client.”
He smiles and gently stirs the milk, adding chocolate pieces.“I saw.You did a great job.Have you been enjoying your internship so far?”
I could point out he’s been gone the whole time I’ve worked there, but instead I decide to play nice and just talk.This isn’t something that’s a fight between us.It’s a neutral subject.At least between us.
“I’ve enjoyed it.They have me working in your office.”I raise an eyebrow at him.
He chuckles.“Good.I know there’s a few associates who would have flirted with you otherwise.”
“And that would be a bad thing?”I tip my chin down.
“It would have driven the guys crazy.”He shrugs and gives me a half smile.“I’m not surprised by your relationship.Maybe I should be and I was when I found out.Mostly because of how I found out.”
I blush because it wasn’t ideal.He continues, so I don’t say anything.
“But they’ve always loved you.I just figured they’d love you like a sister like I do.”He pulls the pan away and gets out two cups, pouring the hot chocolate into them.“I definitely don’t want to know more about your relationship.Except if you’re happy with them?”
He pushes a mug to me and I wrap my hands around it, drawing in the warmth and the sweet scent.
