But he knew. He just didn’t want to consider it.
“If she was as desperate to stay as you are to keep her here, she’d be sitting here with you coming up with a plan.” Sean sipped from his beer. “It sucks. I get it. But maybe you just need to let her go.”
“I thought I could.” The pain in his chest returned. “You couldn’t let Emma go, could you? You didn’t even try. Even when she told you it was over.”
“That was different.”
Now Tommy felt like hitting his brother. “How is that different? Deirdre didn’t tell me to get lost. We’re good.”
“f**k, dude. How the hell did you let this happen?”
“What?”
“You fell in love with her. Just like I warned you not to. It was different for me and Emma because she lives here. Yeah, I f****d up, but it was in my power to prove to her that what we had was
