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Hudson shrugged. “So far, yes. My only real choice is to keep telling the truth. The business though? I don’t see that surviving.”
I was pushing so hard to take over, so he couldn’t have it. The entire situation made me laugh, in a dark, twisted sort of way. “I guess no one inherits it, then.”
“I guess not.” Hudson gave a rough chuckle. “Maybe my ex can have it in the divorce.”
“So you’re both good? Okay?” Evie asked.
I was still processing, and I doubted I’d be done anytime soon, but overall, “Yeah. We’re good.”
We spent the next hour or so loading what we could into Gage’s SUV, for me to bring back to Utah, and more into Hudson’s truck for him to drop off with Malcom.
I’d come back for everything else later, or have movers bring it to me. I had some more clothes now. And I was leaving Georgia with what mattered the most—Evie and Gage—and a whole life spanning out in front of us.
“We’re going souvenir shopping.” Evie announced when we were done. “Call us when you’re done?”
I brushed my lips over hers, and Gage’s. “I will.”
They were on their way.
“So you’re staying out west,” Hudson said when they were gone.
I nodded.
“You deserve this. To have this.”
His words surprised me. That wasn’t the kind of sentiment we tended to share. “Thanks.”
And I couldn’t argue with him. I wouldn’t trade Evie and Gage, what I had with them, this next chapter in my life, for anything. Not money or power or prestige or pride.
I wouldn’t give them up for the universe.
Epilogue 1 / Aubrey
“There’s no way I’m going to be on a team with one of them.” Elaina shook her head and took a step back from us.
Evie frowned. “What’s wrong with us?” She sniffed her armpits. “I promise I showered this morning.”
“Evie’s a good team member to have.” Sawyer had to raise his voice to be heard above the growing din in Joystick’s, as people around us broke into trivia teams without the drama, and took their seats.
But not us. No. We couldn’t do this nicely and neatly. Instead, Elaina was arguing about why she wouldn’t take Alys’s place this week, to play boys versus girls.
“She has a point.” I agreed with Elaina. Sawyer versus Evie was ultra-competitive. These days the matches ended with the two of them kissing, regardless of who won, but they got intense before that point.
Ravyn sank in her seat. “So what are we doing instead?”
Elaina pushed Sawyer toward our table. “You go over there.” She pointed behind her. “And I’ll go play with the boys.”
“Whoa. No one wants to hear that.” Sawyer’s protest carried above all other noise.
Somehow over the past few weeks, he’d more or less adopted Elaina as a little sister. Rohde wasn’t impressed, but he also wasn’t here tonight.
I was glad to see it, though. In school, and even after, we didn’t hang out with Elaina much, because she was one of those girls who kept her head down, always followed the rules, and never had time for those of us who fucked around—literally or figuratively.
Not that I had a problem with that, but it did make her difficult to get to know.
Evie was urging her out more and more these days, and I liked when she hung with us.
Sebastian grabbed Elaina’s wrist loosely, and tugged her into a seat with his team of Adam and Eli.
