“Wow…” I say. “That’s why she jumped to help you right away with Weston.”
“Yeah, she’s a lawyer now. She’s a few years older than us and was just going into law school when she moved in.”
“Why didn’t you guys ever talk about her before?” I ask.
He shrugs, pinching his lips together. “I guess because I knew it’d circle around to Emma, and I wasn’t ready to talk about her to you or anyone. Talking about her is still hard. I live with it every day, and it’s not something I like putting on someone else.” He finally looks up at me. “Just like you don’t want the pity looks and people to walk on eggshells around you, I felt that tenfold. Every day. My close friends knew, but I wasn’t ready for anyone else new in my life to know. It’s a lot of emotional baggage and—”
“I think everyone has some
