Emery's view

I woke up early in the morning from a cute good morning text from Gracen. Normally, I'd be pissed if someone woke me up early, but I let it slide for Gracen.

She also reminded me that the planned lunch with my friends was today. So I had to get ready for that now. It was early in the morning, and I'm certainly not a morning person. So I just washed my teeth and face, changed into jeans and a t shirt and layed back in bed. I had like 15 mins before I had to leave, so why not have a tiny nap. Just as my head was about to hit the pillow, Ethan barges in my room and jumps into my bed, sending me flying off of it.

Ethan goes into a fit of laughter while I'm scolding him. To get him to stop laughing, I ask,

"So you and Jordie? How's that going?"

He stops laughing immediately and his face turns beet red, and he replies,

"Noth...nothing at all. What do you mean by that? Like it's not obvious right? Do others know I like him?" He blurts out.

It's pretty funny to see Ethan embarrassed, and I can't help from laughing and I reply with maybe, which makes him turn even redder.

After waiting for Aiden to get ready, the three of us got in the car to go to lunch with the others. While looking out the window, for some weird reason, I got this uneasy feeling. I quickly dismissed it for hunger though.

When we got to the place, I got out and saw that the others were already there, and I went in and immediately hugged Gracen from behind and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Everyone sat down at a table and ordered their food. Gracen and I were discussing the TV show teen wolf which was on its last season, which was pretty upsetting. Then I felt a light tap on my shoulder and turned around to see Liam.

My heart dropped when I looked at him. He had a concerned look on his face and his eyebrows scrunched up like when he's nervous.

"Emery, I need to talk to you please," he pleaded.

Aiden and Ethan immediately stood up and glared at Liam.

"Screw you Liam. Why the hell do you want to talk with her?!" Growled Aiden.

"Its business with Emery, not with you guys," Liam replied back.

"When you mess with our sister, then yes it's our business too jacka**" added Ethan.

By now Liam was getting pretty pissed off and looked at me again.

"Emery, I'm begging you. Please just hear me out," he pleaded again.

I hesitated before saying, " Not now Liam. Please just leave me alone."

"I can't. I need to tell you something important," he replied.

"Well then goddamn say it," said Aiden.

Liam looked back at me and blurted out,

"I love you Emery. I'm sorry for everything I did."

Everyone went dead silent. I could hear my own heart beat thump uncontrollably. He loved me? How the hell can you screw with a person so much and say you love them? Liam was about to say more, but I cut him off by getting up from my seat and saying,

"Liam let's go talk outside,"

This was just too much of a personal thing to discuss with all my friends watching. Of course I worried about what Gracen might think, but I needed to settle things with Liam first.

We walked outside and I could barely even look at Liam. He sighed and said,

"Emery I know I messed up so much. I'm so sorry for everything I did. I know that I should have never left and I'm so sorry. Please let me make it up to you.."

I stopped him there because what he said infuriated me and made my want to cry my eyes out.

" You'll make it up to me? How the hell are you going to do that? How are you going to make up for all the times I needed you and you were god knows where." By now tears were falling down my cheeks.

Liam got closer trying to wipe away my tears, but I moved out of his reach.

"Emery, Please, please, don't push me away. I'm sorry. I really am. I love you so much, please forgive me," He replied.

"That's where you're wrong Liam. You don't love me. Because if you did, you would have never left at the worst time possible. I understand that you were grieving too. Okay. I understand its hard losing your brother. But Danny was like a brother to me too."

"Emery, this has nothing to do with Danny. I love you and I just want you to forgive me so we can start over, please."

"How can I forgive you Liam. You left. Your brother died, and you never stuck around! You left me alone, after telling me you'd always be there. I lost someone I loved too okay. I watched Danny die, and you don't understand how much it haunts me, how much I hate myself for not saving him! You left me to take care of everything. I was the one who had to arrange Danny's funeral, all by myself."

"I had to leave Emery. It just felt wrong," he said.

"Wrong?! You're kidding me. So it didn't feel wrong, missing your own brother's funeral?"

"For f*cks sake, he was my stepbrother. Okay. Everyone always loved him more, he was always the better brother. Well I had enough okay. Even listening to it after he was dead too," he blurted out.

My heart broke when Liam said this. How could he? Danny was such a caring brother, he was always there for Liam. Danny would always be the one idolizing Liam.

"That's not true. You were everything to me. I loved you Liam. I really did, but then I found out who you really were after you unraveled. Not only did Danny's death break me, but you did too.... Now, I can't believe your back and asking for forgiveness and another chance. How can you, after everything."

Liam sighed and softened his expression. He tried to hold back his tears, and he walked closer to me. He softly grabbed my arm and tried to pull me in for a hug, but I deflected it by pushing him back.

"Emery, I don't know what else to say but sorry. Please give me another chance,"

"You still don't understand Liam. I gave you so many chances. I wanted and hoped for you to come back. But after time passed, I had to get back to reality. And I think you're struggling with reality too Liam." I sighed before adding, " Liam if you want forgiveness, then fine. I forgive you. But I can't give you forgiveness for Danny. And I can't be with you, because being with you means going back through all the pain and heartache. I thought I deserved to feel that way because of not saving Danny. But I deserve so much more, I deserve a chance at happiness."

By this point, I couldn't stop the tears from flowing down my face. I could see some tears rolling down his cheeks too. This was one of the hardest things to do, but whatever we had was long gone. We might have been good together, but know all we are is broken.

"We can't have a redo Liam. That's not how life works. All we can do is learn from our mistakes and from the people that we've lost."

After saying that I gave him a tight hug. I gave everything into this last hug because I know that it meant we were done for good. No more hating myself for Danny or feeling empty and painful love for Liam. I let go of him and said

" I still wish you the best in life and you will always have a special place in my heart. But you and I weren't meant to stay in each other's lives. Goodbye Liam," I said trying to not cry.

I then walked away from him. Instead of going back into the restaurant with my friends and brothers, I just kept walking. I couldn't face them, because I'm pretty sure they heard a lot. I just needed to be alone for a while. I needed to let what just happen sink in.

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