“I think you should go home.”
Luke looked up, startled, when his brother walked over to him.
“You want me to leave? Why, because of what I said to Mom earlier? I apologized. Or did Kelly say something to you?”
John shook his head. “Neither. I don’t know what you’ve said to anyone, although it sounds like maybe I should. You look haggard, and I don’t see why you should put yourself through this. We all know what’s going on with you. I don’t need you to be here to know how you feel about me. I think you should go take care of yourself.”
“What the hell? You never tell anyone what to do, and now you’re telling me to leave?”
“I get it now, okay? What you lost.”
“That’s not new. You’ve known for nearly four years now.”
“No, I didn’t. I couldn’t fathom what it felt like.”
“But now you can
