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Noah was about to disagree, but…that sounded like something his little brother would do.
Either way, he was feeling better about his life and was ready to handle whatever came next.
FIFTEEN
It was almostmidnight when Lily’s phone dinged with an incoming text.
Noah: You awake?
She was lying in bed staring at the ceiling for over an hour wondering if she should text him the exact same question. Propping herself up a bit, she yawned and typed out her response.
Lily: Yup. Can’t sleep.
All day she had been semi-kicking herself for her behavior. After her mother scolded her, she’d been forced to literally sit there and think about what she did. It had been hours before they got the chance to talk to the doctors, and there had been nothing else to do but sit and wait.
And clearly her entire family thought she was in the wrong, including her father, so that was saying something—not that he’d said too much, just that she was a little rough on Noah.
The more she thought about it, the more she had to admit they were all right.
Noah: Is it okay if I call?
Rather than respond, she was the one to call him.
“Hey,” he said gruffly. She could hear how tired he was and wished she were lying in bed next to him talking instead of just being on the phone.
“Hey,” she replied softly.
“How are you holding up? I heard William’s awake and talking to everyone?”
She frowned. “How’d you know?”
“Jason’s been keeping me updated so I could update everyone in the office.” He paused. “Did you get to see him?”
“Just for a little while. My grandmother showed up and we all sort of let her take the bulk of the allotted time.”
“I’ll bet she was pretty upset. It had to be a shock.”
“Noah?”
“Hmm?”
“I’m sorry,” she told him. “I was a total bitch to you today. I don’t have an excuse. It’s just…ugh…it’s kind of just…habit. As I’m sure you remember from when we first met, I tend to say something snarky or…or um…”
“Bitchy?”
It wasn’t funny, but it made her smile. “Exactly. Anyway, you didn’t deserve that. The whole situation today threw me and I lashed out when I shouldn’t have. So…I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay,” he said, being the good guy that he was. “We were all out of sorts and…I get it.”
It pained her to say it, but…
“But you shouldn’t,” she argued. “You shouldn’t let me or anyone treat you like that.”
“What are you saying? You want me to fight with you about this?” And yeah, she could hear the confusion in his voice.
“Not fight, but maybe don’t just accept it and let me get away with it!”
“Lily, that’s the definition of fighting with you. You apologized and we’re good. Now, if it turns into something that keeps happening and becomes a pattern…”
