I could see the awkward look upon my friend's face. An expression to tell me he had said more than he intended to. But, I had known him long enough now to know that something was wrong. Jayden liked to believe he was a closed book, but the man had become a friend when the two of us joined the team not too far apart. The truth was, the team became like family, but this man became someone I could depend upon more than any other. And I had liked to think he thought the same of me, so why did I not know about this?
This was his life. A huge part of it. Then I thought of my own situation at home, and realized with a sigh, that perhaps there were reasons friends don't share everything. Like being ashamed. I mean, with Jayden, I knew things with Bella had been difficult. That had been clear in
