“Why is that so hard to believe?”
“Because I figured he had accepted my relationship with her.”
“Maybe he did accept it when you two were just boyfriend and girlfriend, but when you introduced marriage into the equation, he probably panicked because he saw the door closing on his relationship with you.”
Once again, Jake fell silent for several seconds. “I miss him, Caleb. I miss him as my friend.”
“He doesn’t want you as just a friend, Jake. He wants you to be his boyfriend and if you’re not willing to play that part, then you need to stay out of his life and he needs to stay out of yours…for good.”
Jake nodded but Caleb wondered if his advice was truly sinking in with his brother. But he felt he’d done what he could on that front. Jake had two choices: marry Jenna and stay away from
