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“Have I heard from whichf’er?” I ask, although the answer is the same.
“Either, but I meant Wes.”
“Is Wes coming over?” Katie calls out, excitement in her tone. I cringe as though I’m shocked she mentioned Wes, despite knowing she’s always listening.
Dylan nods toward the bedrooms, and I follow him down the hall, slipping into my room so we’re out of earshot.
“So?” he asks.
I take a deep breath as my heart thuds in my chest. “It’s been radio silence. From both.”
Scrunching up his nose, Dylan curses. “Assholes, both of them. I’m so sorry this is happening, Luce.”
I huff out a sigh. “Thank you. Me too.”
“I take it since you’re home right now it means you haven’t been back to work? I called Mom to see if Katie was there first.”
“And she didn’t spill the details?”
Dylan’s lips pull into the smallest of grins before it fades. “Not this time, so she must really be worried. Have you been back at all?”
Covering my face in my hands, I shake my head and mumble, “No.”
“Lucy…”
“Don’t fucking scold me. I’m doing the best I can. I went to the doctor and got a note. They’re not going to fire me.”
“And your boss is okay with that?”
“He’s fine. He believes me. Or if he didn’t, I’m sure his wife would tell him to back off. We’re friends, and she knows a little about my past with Greg, so she’s constantly on his back to look out for me.”
“Does she know more than I do? Because you said he hurt you but you never gave me any more details.”
Shit!I think about what Wes said and briefly close my eyes. This is going to kill Dylan.
“I’ve kind of been in denial for a long time, but Greg forced himself on me…when we conceived Katie.”
“What?! Fuck, Lucy. Fuck.” He drops to the bed as his face sinks in his hand. “God, Lucy, how are you okay?Fuck, I wasn’t there to help. You never told me.”
Sitting down beside him, I squeeze his leg and take a deep breath. “I never told anyone,” I say, with my voice void of emotion. “Because until Wes pointed it out, I never considered it.”
Dylan looks my way with a furrowed brow, his hand raised to scratch his head. “What do you mean?”
“I let him do it. I just…” I trail off. He doesn’t need the details. “I just let him do it. I spent the entire time in my head, thinking about my kiss with Wes earlier that day.”
“It was the same day?”
“Yeah. It was.”
“Jesus. I’m so sorry, Lucy. I wish you’d told me back then. I thought we were close.”
“We are, but I didn’t think I had a right to be upset about it. He and I had slept together hundreds of times, Dylan. And I didn’t fight him. I let it happen.” Dylan begins to talk but I cut him off. I can’t cry about this again. “Plus, isn’t it in the Mathers’ blood to keep things bottled up. You kept your secret foryears. At least you thought you did.”
“That’s true.” He sighs with resignation. “I still wish I’d known.”
I grip his hand and pull him toward me, securing him in a side hug. “I know. But trust me, I’ve always felt like you were there for me, even if you didn’t know you were doing anything to help.”
After dinner, Dylan and Katie head outside, while Summer and I chat in the living room. As much as I try to avoid the topic of Wes, of course she brings it up. “How are you really doing? You’re allowed to show your emotions, Lucy. You’ve been through a lot.”
