26
Austin
Patrick’s birthday was exactly what I needed right now.
Not that I could tell anyone why.
I was so utterly f****d up.
This prick had hurt Julia. For years. She’d been so hurt that she had to run. She’d had to become a new person to get away from him. And then, when she’d finally opened herself up to someone, it had been me.
And what had I done? f*****g hurt her.
She never should have given me a second chance. She had to see Dillon when she looked at me. f*****g asshole addict who used and abused her good graces. That slap she’d hit me with last fall felt so much more weighted. I’d deserved it then. I knew I deserved it more now.
Landon shot me a curious look. “You’re awfully quiet.”
“I don’t like to listen to the sound of my own voice like you do.”
“Whatever, dude. It’s
