Chapter Twenty-Six
Christopher
“To be continued, then. Thank you for coming, Chris. I really wanted you to be beside me here tonight. I need you….” Her words hang in the air and resonate within me. She truly does need me here. It was a no-brainer for me to come, but there is something different about hearing her say the words out loud. She’ll never fully understand that I probably need her as much as she needs me. Football game aside, I need to be her steadfast mountain tonight.
“I know you do, baby. You got me. Now dry those beautiful eyes and let’s rock this joint tonight!” Meg flashes that trademark innocent smile, though she looks more composed and confident now as she delicately dabs the tiny tears from her eyelids, careful not to disturb her perfect makeup. She rejoins her girls
