Chapter 58: PART OF SOMETHING

"I may have understood that in the beginning, but after all this time? Shitty PR guys you have, Flynn. Don't they specialize in damage control? And where's your self-respect in all of that? Is being famous more important than being happy?"

Flynn got up and flicked the light on. "You may as well know everything. Then you can make your mind up with all the information, instead of second guessing me." He stared pointedly for a minute, then started to pace again.

"First, there's the band. For the first time since my mom and brother died, I felt a part of something. Iria had a miscarriage five weeks after we got together. I swear it wasn't mine. She told me she was nine weeks along when she met me. I supported her through that, but I saw how manipulative she was, and I didn't want to be with someone who could hide something that big to get what she wanted. I wasn't in love with her, and I tried to back off then."

"Flynn, you had no problem walking away from me, so why not her?"