16 Asher Oh, Jesus. This was more than I could take. Pick knew. He knew everything. “So...all this time...you already knew?” He nodded. I gasped a second for air, scared shitless, and then it dawned on me. He knew...had known a while, and he hadn’t fired me or kicked me out of his life yet. “And you’re still okay with...” I waved a finger between us. “Us?” Pick arched surprised eyebrows. “Were you really worried I wouldn’t want to be your...?” He paused and glanced uneasily toward Sticks. My drummer hunched deeper into himself, totally caught eavesdropping on our very personal conversation. But I snorted and waved a hand his way. “He already knows.” That seemed to take Pick by surprise. “Really?” I nodded, not concerned about Sticks. “Why is my dad here? Is he still in the build

