Blaine was staring at me. Then he placed his hand on top of mine which was on his knee.
His eyes said thank you, and I nodded.
He looked away, and I could feel the sadness begin to lift from him. So I was not surprised when he suddenly began to chuckle.
I turned to him, my lips lifting in a smile, even though I did not know what we were laughing at.
“You should have seen my brother’s face that one time I refused to do the right thing. I chose to be the black sheep, and he had no option but to pay for my choices, like I have always done for him.”
I smiled at him as he chuckled. I could imagine it.
I stared at him till he stopped laughing, and his smile turned into a pained grimace.
My spirits fell again.
“Fate did not let me get away with that though. It is the one action I would
