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“I’m not going to get upset.”
“Greer . . . ”
Shoot. She couldn’t ignore that tone of voice.
“Okay, so this is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life.”
Emotion threatened to overwhelm her, and the urge to try to purge everything was so strong.
But she could do this.
She wasn’t going back to that dark place.
Not ever again
2
“It’s time, Aidan. I can’t hide from what happened to me forever. I think eight years is long enough, don’t you? You’re in Billings. And Livvy. The boys. And now Cash. And I’m on my own . . .” She had to break off before she started to say anything more.
Or to cry.
Aidan would lose it if she cried.
“I want to come visit you and the family. I also need to see Cash. And then I’ll go from there. I might hate it and wimp out, turn around and come straight back. But I want to try.”
“You’re so brave, Squirt.”
She really wasn’t. If he knew all the things she’d done . . . if he knew there was another reason for this sudden decision . . .
Nope. She was a big girl. She didn’t need her big brother to solve all her shit.
Or at least that’s what she told herself.
“I wish I’d known you were coming earlier, though.”
“I’m not going to come crash your place or anything. I know there’s no room for me. I’ll stay in a hotel.”
“Excuse me?” he whispered.
“Uh, well . . . I . . .”
“My sister is not staying in a fucking hotel. You’ll stay here. Where I can keep a fucking eye on you.”
“The hotel is starting to sound really appealing,” she muttered.
“That’s two F-words!” Buster called out. “Livvy! Sav just swore twice, and it was the F-word! He’s going to owe the jar lots and lots of money. I’m disappointed in you, Sav.”
Aidan groaned, and she couldn’t help but giggle.
“Don’t you laugh,” he told her. “That was your fault.”
“It’s my fault you swore?”
“Yes, because you just made it sound like you wouldn’t be welcome in my house.”
“I didn’t mean it like that. I know you’ve got a full house.”
“You are always welcome here, Greer. I’m sorry if I sound like a grouchy old man right now. The thing is . . . did you forget that we’re going on vacation?”
