over the stubble on his face. His stupid, kissable, face. Even standing there in public with him gave me butterflies. There was so much I wanted to tell him, but I couldn’t say a word. Not here and most definitely not now.
I swallowed audibly and nodded in the direction of the door. “We should go.”
“Yeah.”
Though he didn’t move, and neither did I.
Absently, I rubbed my wrist again. I couldn’t help it. In the months since everything happened, it’d become almost soothing. A reminder that I was still here, still breathing and I could conquer anything.
What I wasn’t prepared for was the sharp inhalation that came from the man standing next to me. When I looked up, it was to see that he was staring angrily at the fading scars.
I did the only thing I could. I ran out the door and to my brother’s truck without looking back. Even though I knew that there was no real escape. Especially when he climbed into the truck silently and proceeded to stare at me the entire way home. His intent was clear.
Our conversation was far from over.
Chapter Four
Linc
The rage boiling through my veins couldn’t be stopped. In fact, by the time we pulled into Remy’s driveway, it was safe to say I was downright seething. I did, however, manage to keep a tight grip on myself at least until Danny had disappeared into the house along with Kennedy. Kennedy, who’d avoided my gaze the entire drive back and had practically fallen out of the truck in her haste to get away.
Before Remy even took a step away from the truck, I grabbed him by the arm.
“She tried to kill herself?” I might have whispered the words, but the dead air that was left in their wake was inescapable.
Remy had never, not once in all the years we’d been best friends, ever taken a swing at me. But I swear to everything I hold dear, he was about to swing.
Instinctively taking a step back, I held my ground. “What happened to Kennedy? I saw her wrist.”
That same haunted look from the airport crossed his face, and I watched the anger fade from his face. With one glance at the house, I’m guessing to make sure that Kennedy wasn’t about to come out, he leaned against his truck.
“Somehow she got hurt. Won’t tell me how, or why. Hell, she wouldn’t even talk to a therapist about it. Though whatever it was, hurt her enough that she thought it would be easier if she took her own life. My mom found her.” He slammed a hand into the side of the truck and took a deep breath. “Kennedy still won’t talk about it. She won’t tell me anything. She hasn’t answered any of my texts or calls since after Boot.”
“What happened?” I tried one more time, trying as hard as I could to keep my emotions in check.
He couldn’t answer, though. I knew he couldn’t since he’d literally just said as much. That did absolutely nothing to stop my impatience and determination. I needed to find out exactly what happened to her.
“She’s so happy, all the time.” The words tumbled out before I could stop them. “I don’t understand what happened that could bring her down like that.”
“Mom and Dad are taking care of her,” Remy offered. “I know you care about her. We all do.”
Nodding along with him was pretty much the only thing I could do at that point. If I tried to say anything, my anger might get the best of me. I didn’t want that and Remy definitely didn’t deserve that either.
“Can I do anything to help?” The thought of Kennedy, sad or alone, was enough to make it hard for me to breathe. Thinking of her being alone when she really needed someone there to protect her, even if it was from herself . . . almost brought me to my knees.
Remy didn’t answer, and I found myself looking up to Kennedy’s window. She was there, with the curtain pulled aside, staring directly at me—not her brother. For a moment, just one, I let myself think about what we could have together. Then I pushed it aside and brought my attention back to Remy.
“Anything you need, I’ll do it.” He knew I’d be there for him and his family, no matter what. Just like I had carried his ass through training when he needed it. He’d done the same for me, and that’s why we were going overseas together. Well,