Matt Matt skipped through his Spotify playlist, none of his favorite tracks resonating with him right now. He turned around irritably on the couch, unable to find a comfortable spot. Lexie and Marty’s coming together had temporarily lifted his mood, but the thing with James and his brother was never far from his mind. The moment he’d seen his brother, it was clear that he’d been crying. Even though he’d seen those red-eyes only a few times growing up, he recognized the look immediately. It upset him more than he wanted to admit knowing that Brian had been alone and crying somewhere, without anyone to just be there and promise things would be okay, even if they couldn’t be sure. He couldn’t handle even the thought of it. And what about James? He thumbed his phone again. None of his texts

