Alastair
I stared at Jacob as I listened to him talk. I had a feeling he was about to tell me something big, but as he hesitated, I did too. I wasn’t sure I wanted to know. A part of me was so relieved that he was back home. That he was here. That he was ready to talk to me. But another part of me was annoyed because his timing was bad. Mia and I had finally taken that step, and we were officially in a relationship. Jacob’s sudden departure had allowed me to make that commitment. But now, now I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. I wanted to comfort him as I watched him struggle, but it wasn’t appropriate.
“That day…something happened,” he finally said, and I held my breath as I waited for him to continue. “Jackson and Julie were in the backseat, and I told them I had to pick up Chris
