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418 Irreparable Damage (Jayden)

But Lance had to see his mom's slow decline into depression before she finally ended things herself too. He had no other family he knew of and a shit ton of money.

So, we just became best friends, and then we met Winona and Lisa. We became each other's family when he didn't have one of his own, and I guess I didn't realize how much that bond had shaped us both until

now.

Lance and I bonded over our shared, fucked-up parent issues, and it made us inseparable. My mother might have been dysfunctional in her love, but at least she stood by me. He never had anyone.

Only us four friends hanging out and doing life. We were the ones who helped each other survive high school, then college, through all the madness of growing up.

We were just kids then, thinking we could save each other and the world. But adulthood and this betrayal make those bonds fragile.

would do to me." He looks down, a shadow passing over his face. "I know. I know, and I'm not asking

flares. "You think you get to decide how

voice gentle but firm. "But I do know she loves you. More than anything. She's terrified of losing

am I supposed to believe that when she didn't tell me the truth? When

You always have to make everything about yourself." "So now it's my fucking fault? That's rich!" I yell back, the heat burning in my

is never about you. It's about everyone around you. Pull

that week. But it's the fact that she was with you that cuts me deep. That you could think so little of us..." My

sorry. I just want you to not let what I did wreck your family. These kids are amazing; none of

stare at him knowing he's

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wavers, a rare crack in his usually irreverent facade. "Don't

one who needs to sort out your own shit. You're going to

the hell is that supposed to mean?" I demand, narrowing my eyes. There's something off in his tone,

shoulders slump. "Just don't be too quick to throw everything away. You've both been through hell, and maybe you need time, but don't let this ruin what you have. Just talk to

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