"Tell him."
“What is it?” he asked again.
“He asked for an open relationship,” Cara said bluntly.
Brandon blinked. “Wait. What?”
She nodded. “Yeah. As in, 'I love you, but I also want to bang anything that moves.' That kind of open.”
Brandon’s expression hardened. “He what? What an asshole!”
I laughed bitterly. “Yeah. That was my reaction, too. Except I cried first.”
“You should’ve kicked him in the nuts,” Brandon muttered, crossing his arms. “Seriously, what kind of moron asks for an open relationship when he’s already lucky you gave him the time of day?”
Cara smirked. “See, that’s what I said..”
“You okay? Really?” Brandon asked.
“Better than I was. And... grateful for you guys.”
They both gave me a warm look, and just for a second, I felt safe. Like maybe the people who matte
