Helanie:
"Tell me what happened?" Emmet insisted, but I had shut down again. I couldn't seem to forget how I once trusted Maximus, and now he was against me.
By the end of the day, Emmet was their brother. He would definitely lean toward them somehow.
"I got myself tangled up with them, and now they're both angry with me because I didn't want to make it official with either of them," I muttered, watching outside the window.
He was driving slowly, taking me back to his home. I would never call it my place.
"Hmm, that is messy. I guess I wouldn't know until I hear the whole story. But I'll suggest you let it be for a while. The more you try to explain yourself to them, the angrier they'll get," he advised, knowing his brothers too well.
"Helanie, I want to suggest something, and I hope you take it just as advice from your stepbrother or your professor," he said softly, taking the longer route. It was better this way.
