“Oh, come on, Bryson. Because you are you and I am me. And people like me can only drag people like you into the gutter with us. You’ve got everything going for you and I’ve got nothing. I’ve done…I’ve made mistakes…and because of those mistakes I’m here with nothing beyond this damn uniform, while you have your whole life ahead of you to get better and better. What happened today? With you and Beau on the trail and me not getting your message? That didn’t happen because of you. That happened because of me.”
Bryson hissed a note through his teeth. He shook his head. “Nope. I still don’t understand.”
“You think I didn’t get that message by mistake? These people don’t want me here. You run in their circles and they have to be nice to you, but if you try and bring me in, they’re going to ma
