“What happened to us, Ryder?” I ask, emotion clogging my voice, getting sucked into the past from looking at us through the years.
“We grew up.”
“Grew up or grew apart?” I can’t hide the hurt in my voice. Why is he so flippant? Did I do this to him?
“You know I don’t want us to grow apart,” he says harshly, sitting up on the bed, his feet hitting the floor with a thud. “You decided that when you brought Leo into your life.”
I whirl around to face him. “That’s not fair, and you f*****g know it. Did you expect me to die alone? Never meet anyone?”
“You could have had me!” he shouts.
“I didn’t know!” I yell back.
“That’s because all you’ve ever seen me as is your f*****g lap dog.” He stands up. “You knew I would always be there, no matter what. Guess what, Les? I’m not that guy anymore.
