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

Max had a

asked him to look

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

a loving family, which was

love for their son was clear in their willingness to let him choose his own path. Such

a lucky kid. And he wasn't someone you could easily

his relationship with Aubree. Desiree couldn't stand Aubree, and the rest

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his family had caused. Every time Aubree visited the Clements, she

only child, Andrew was

of his family's eye. He couldn't bring himself to cut ties with them

loving Aubree, he didn't lose. But when it came

woman with a bit of sense would know how to

family was against you, marrying into that family was like signing up

seemed like there was no

Jaired suggested, something went wrong between Aubree and

just sat

love, trudging through the messy world of romance, and he decided he was better off without that

was a painful game he didn't

most of the night, eventually

either, idly twirling his drink,

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