Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 187

Steve's smile instantly froze. He looked at me, thrown off. "Why are you asking about that?"

"I just want to visit," I said.

He studied me for a moment, a mix of confusion and concern in his eyes.

was sure Steve had

I didn't explain further or mention that Jace had been involved in Desmond's death. I was no idea if he did, he would've cut Jace off a long time ago. "Did something happen?" Steve asked, his voice tinged with worry.

I didn't answer directly. "Just take me there."

Seeing that I wasn't going to explain more, Steve sighed and nodded. He agreed to take me to Desmond's grave, though I could tell he was still wary.

When we got to the cemetery, we saw Desmond's parents standing by his grave. Even from a distance, we could hear his mom's heart-wrenching sobs, mixed with angry curses.

I couldn't make out who she was cursing, but I could guess-Tanya.

so Steve and I hung back, waiting until

his arm wrapped around his frail

still crying softly, her sobs hitting me like a punch to

notice us-like their whole world had crumbled, and all that

watched them go and sighed. "Desmond left them

couldn't

been crushed by the betrayal, by the weight of it all. That's what led to the accident. ""Hm?"

Instead, I gripped the flowers in my hand and walked up the path toward Desmond's

showed him smiling like he always had-bright, carefree, the

betrayal that shatters a person. I could almost picture the moment when everything he thought he knew came crashing down. "Desmond, how you doing over there?" Steve called out "Got any pool tables where

find the right words. Nothing I

glancing at me when he noticed I wasn't speaking. To fill the

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said, "Before you left, you kept asking when you could come to Keira and Jace's wedding. Well, no need to ask anymore. It's not happening. They broke up." When he finished,

just stood there, staring at Desmond's grave, feeling the weight

The bright smile in Desmond's photo seemed to