During Kai’s breakdown, so many tears had formed in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I couldn’t let them fall. Kai was so raw and emotional right now. He had been there for me, so I wanted to be there for him. This was my time to console him, not his to console me.
After an hour of lying with him, his body finally relaxed underneath mine, his fingers digging into my backside. “We should go practice shooting your gun. You need to learn,” he hummed. “Come on. Let’s get up.”
“Are you okay?” I asked, watching him move around the room and turn on the light.
“Yeah, I’m fine,” he said quietly, hurt still lingering in his voice.
I didn’t want to push it, so I let it go for now. I stood up behind him and followed him throughout the small house until we reached the underground shooting r
