Chapter 67

Tank

The next morning, we both wake up somber and apologetic toward each other. “I’m sorry about how everything played out yesterday,” I hold Blaze’s head on my chest, running my fingers through her soft hair. “What happened was not at all how I meant for things to go, but if it got everything out in the open for us, then I’m willing to be thankful.”

She’s quiet for a few moments before she kisses my bicep, then raises her eyes to meet mine. “I regret us regressing back to saying mean words to one another. We could’ve had a peaceful discussion if we wouldn’t have been so hot-headed, but like you, I’m glad it’s all out in the open. I’ve wanted to tell you about Annabelle for a long time, but I didn’t know how to approach the conversation. With my parents acting like she never existed and I’m an only child, I never know how to tell anyone about her.”