Chapter 26

Tatum

“I promise you what we have now isn’t like what happened before.” I’m quick to try and assure her. “I made a mistake and I fully admitted that mistake, apologized, and prayed we could move on. Remy said we could, and that’s what we’re doing.”

“He’s an amazing man who’s only wanted to be loved his entire life. He missed out on that.” Harper’s voice is hoarse, showing a pain that I don’t think she allows anyone else to hear. “I love him, Cash loves him, Maddie thinks he hung the damn moon, but he’s always wanted a love for himself. You get what I’m saying?”

I do because I’ve always wanted that too. I’ve looked around at all the couples in the clubhouse, including our parents, and I’ve waited my turn. Sometimes very impatiently, but when you’re surrounded by love, you want to give and in turn receive it. “I know, that’s what I was trying to do last year, show him that I loved him, but I went about it the wrong way.”