Lost and confused, not wanting to dismiss Lexi’s offer just in case I needed to take her up on it, if things took a turn for the worst, I opened my eyes and stared straight at her, not allowing my eyes to roam, in fear that it would change what I was about to say. With hesitation in my voice, I said to her, “Thank you, Lexi. I will definitely consider your offer.”
The room at that moment went eerily silent, before the sound of a chair scooting on the dining room’s hardwood floors filled the surrounding air, making me look to see Cash get up from his seat, before he stormed out of the house. There was no doubt in my mind that my words had hit him the hardest, as he was the most sensitive out of the brothers.
But as my eyes moved back into the dining room, and they landed on Chance, it w
