Max walked in to find Andrew looking like a shadow of his former self, just slumped on the couch, staring blankly as if the world around him had ceased to exist.

Meanwhile, Jaired, that goofball, was casually cracking open a beer right next to him.

"Hey, man. It'll be alright. Try to shake it off."

Over the past few days, Jaired had done some digging and discovered that Aubree was now seeing some 18-year-old kid.

Eighteen? Seriously?

Aubree was seven years older than him.

"Andrew, come on, pull yourself together. Even if those two have got something going on, who's to say this Matthew kid won't wake up one day and call it quits? Maybe they're just testing the waters." Andrew's lips quivered, and suddenly, he buried his face in his hands, his shoulders shaking slightly.

He didn't want Jaired and Max to see him like this.

He felt like he had brought this upon himself.

Jaired glanced over at Max, lost for words.

Max felt helpless too. When it came to affairs of the heart, there was only so much an outsider could do.

He gave Andrew's shoulder a reassuring pat.

Back when Andrew had taken Aubree for granted, Max had a feeling this day would come.

circle. The pain Aubree felt because of him

had a

had asked

truth. Even at eighteen, Matthew had life experience that rivaled someone in their

came from a loving family, which was something many

pushback from Casey and Pauline. Their love for their son was clear in their willingness to let him choose his own

a lucky kid. And he wasn't someone you

a family that kept butting into his relationship with Aubree. Desiree couldn't stand Aubree, and the

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couldn't mend the wounds his family had caused. Every time

child, Andrew

to cut ties with them for Aubree without

he didn't lose. But when it came to family, he was

of

a man's whole family was against you, marrying into that family was like signing up

was no future for

wrong between Aubree and Matthew

He just sat there,

He'd seen his buddy struggle with love, trudging through the messy world of romance, and he decided he was better off

was a painful game he

most of the

idly twirling his drink, not

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