Sniffling I set the bowl down trying to get lost in the flour and cocoa powder instead of all of this. Mason leans on the counter next to me trying to get me to meet his eyes, but I’m emotionally overwhelmed. To overwhelmed to see his emotions when mine is too much already.
He gently grabs my chin lifting my face towards his, I keep my eyes downcast. He caresses my chin and continues. “I thought it was your Dad, he’s been arrested a few times for bar fights, disorderly conduct, a whole slew of crimes that point to him being an alcoholic. But then Alec made that comment about Brian. And you’re so determined to stay out of a relationship so it was him wasn’t it? It was him who put you in the hospital for a week? It was Brian that put these scares all over your body?” I forgot about the miss
