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“I mean-we’ve been friends for almost eight years-“
“Ten,” I correct without missing a beat.
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He nods. “Ten. I did that on purpose so you could see how unreasonable you’re being. We’ve known each other too long for my brother to come between us. That’s what he does, Sloane. He gets in the middle of things. He finds what I care about and tries to take it. Because he hates me.”
I sigh, keeping my eyes on the road.
“I couldn’t sleep,” he says. “I couldn’t eat. All I could think about was how sorry I am. I hate this, Sloane. I hate this space between us. You’re not really going to leave me for him, are you?”
I clench my jaw. “Finn. I am with him. We’re in a relationship.”
He scoffs quietly. “And that means what? You can’t be my friend anymore?”
“Your brother isn’t comfortable with us being friends.”
“Since when do you give a shit what people are comfortable with?”
I glance at him, the words lining up in my throat.
“Since I realized,” I say quietly, “that being around you messes me up.”
That shuts him up. For a beat.
“What?”
“When I’m with you,” I continue, “I can’t have a life. You have these… bottomless problems I always feel like I need to solve. And it’s messed with me, Finn. Now I don’t even know how to exist unless I’m fixing someone.”
He doesn’t reply.
I glance at him again. His face is stone.
“Come back and fix mine then,” he says.
I laugh-one short, bitter sound. “That’s the most selfish thing you’ve ever said.”
“For God’s sake, what do you even see in my brother? He’s arrogant, rude, dangerous-he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. And you’re acting like he’s your damn soulmate or something.”
! My fingers twitch on the steering wheel.
“You’re drawn to him like a moth to a fucking flame,” he says. “And I don’t get it. Because it’s always the opposite. Always. Girls leave him for me. That’s how it’s always been.”
I brake a little too hard at a red light.
My heart is thudding now, anger and disbelief pooling fast in my chest.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” I hiss. “Do you even want me, or are you just trying to steal something else from your brother?”
“Steal? I had you first! He stole you from me!”
“News flash, Finn. You gave me away when you chose Delilah over me.”
His jaw clenches.
“And I’m sorry,” he says hoarsely. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I just… I just wanted Delilah back. I used Knox because I knew he’d do whatever he says he will. And I figured you’d reject him anyway and come back to me.”
I shake my head. “You thought wrong.”
“You always come back to me.”
Silence settles again. We’re almost at his apartment now.
“I like your brother,” I say firmly. “And I’m staying with him. If that means I have to let you go, then I will.”
The car slows as we pull into his building’s lot.
“I’m only here,” I add, “because I never properly said goodbye.”
I park. Shift into neutral.
Finn doesn’t move. His eyes are wet. His good hand clenches around his casted arm.
“You’re breaking my heart, Sloane,” he whispers. “You’re in love with me. Everyone knows that. I know that. How can you love someone for ten years and then fall for someone else in two days?”
If it were before, I would have denied it. I would have argued. Claimed I didn’t love him. That it was always platonic. But maybe it’s time to be honest. Finally.
“So I’m supposed to keep loving you and not move on? I didn’t date people because somehow, I ended up chasing them away because of you. Because I thought you’d come around.”
“Sloane-“
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“I couldn’t have you because you wanted her. Delilah. You always did.”
He doesn’t deny it.
“And then your brother took one look at me,” I whisper, “and wanted me. He’s passionate. He’s obsessed. He makes me feel things I didn’t even know the body could feel.”
Finn undoes his seatbelt with his good hand, the metal clicking loud in the silence.
His voice is hollow when he speaks.
“So… the problem is sex?” he asks. “You just wanted someone to fuck you?”
The Barbecue
I stare at Finn, still in disbelief that he’d reduced what Knox and I have to sex.
He holds my gaze like he’s waiting for me to agree with him, like he’s said something rational. Like what just came out of his mouth was anything other than emotionally manipulative, absurd bullshit.
“You’ve got to be kidding me.”
He doesn’t answer. Just looks at me, face taut, eyes tired, a strange sort of desperation clinging to him like fog.
“Have you gone mad?” I ask.
“Me? Why am I the one being accused of madness here when you’re clearly thinking with your vagina?”
My jaw drops.
“If the problem was sex,” he goes on, tone flat and deadpan, “you could’ve just asked me. I’m your friend. I would’ve helped you out.”
Each word is worse than the last. I can’t even respond fast enough. Fury is rolling in hot waves up my spine. My pulse kicks at my temples.
“You know,” I say slowly, “I came here today because I felt guilty. I felt bad for leaving you in Asheville without a word, even after you pushed me away. I thought maybe I owed you some kind of closure. But thank you, Finn. Thank you for relieving me of that guilt.”
He opens his mouth.
“Get out of my car,” I snap. “And if I see you at my house or my workplace again, it’ll be both your legs in a cast.”
“Sloane-“
“Don’t Sloane me. Stop calling my family. Stop showing up. Leave right now.”
“I’m not going anywhere,” he says firmly, his jaw clenching. “I won’t let you leave me.”
“Finn,” I warn. “Get out of my car.”
“What are you going to do? Drag me out?”
My fury reaches a boiling point. Without a word, I yank off my seatbelt, shove the door open, and storm around the car.
The late morning air is warm. The pavement radiates heat. I slam open the passenger-side door and glare down at him.
“Get out.”
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