Free Need Us by Amanda Heath Page B

altar. Yeah she should have told him in person she couldn’t marry him, not written him a letter. But is it unforgivable? No it’s not. They can move past it and I honestly think they’ve both hurt enough for a lifetime. We all know they are meant to be together.
    What happened to my sister makes me realize what a person can forgive and what he can’t. She didn’t deserve that and, in all honesty, Pierce didn’t deserve it either. He made amends to his brother. He got hurt in all that shit himself. Pierce loved Annabella. It wasn’t easy for him to forget it. Then it all came out, what was going on in Annabella’s head. She wasn’t good for either of them and Donovan should have been thanking Pierce for showing him the light, instead he decides to bring my sister into it.
    This is where it gets iffy to me. Why did Donovan pick Rachel? Did she do something to him that we are unaware of? It doesn’t make sense why he would hurt her like that unless he had some aggression towards her himself. I just can’t think of anything. They don’t really spend much time together. I know they talked before it happened, but Rachel said she didn’t lead him on and she thought it was friendly, not a tryst.
    I guess I could sit here all day and wonder. I could think up every reason in the book but I wouldn’t ever figure it out. We’ll just have to confront him sooner or later. But not today, not on Wesley’s day.
    “You zoned out real good there buddy.” I blink my eyes and Pierce comes into focus. “You ready to get out there and do this? Or do you want to daydream some more?” I give him a fuck off look and head towards the mirror. I straighten my tie and brush some lint off my suit jacket.
    Bentley crashes into the room, a huge-ass hickey on his neck. I grab his face and turn it towards me and look at the offending thing. “Jesus Ben, did you have a good time last night?”
    He blushes which I find hilarious. I remember when he came out. We were all a little shocked but not by much. He’d never brought girls around before and he was secretive about his relationships. Wesley finally had to sit him down. She told him none of us care if he’s gay and that we’d love him no matter what he preferred in the bedroom. Now he’s got this hotshot lawyer guy he’s involved with.
    “Sinclair and I got drunk. Things happen, you know.” He blushes again and laughs with the rest of us.
    “Your sister probably won’t find it funny.” I look at Channing who appears calm and collected but I know underneath that fake exterior he’s flipping the fuck out. “Channing can you find Rachel or something. We need to get Ben some concealer.”
    Channing nods and leaves the room. “Does Sinclair have one of these? We’ll need to cover him up too. No need to get Jenny upset.”
    Pierce and I laugh when Bentley looks like he’s about to gag. “She asked me the other day if I’m the man or the woman. I thought I might have to run from the room screaming.”
    Pierce curls up his lip. “That’s not a thing you ask a man. Aunt Jenny is a lawyer though. She likes to pick apart the things that make people do things.”
    “I know. Then she got mad because I told her it wasn’t her business. I’ll never hear the end of it.”
    Rachel and Channing enter the room then, Rachel holding a little tan stick. “You should be glad I brought the good stuff. Your mom would shit a brick if she saw you right now.”
    “Just get it covered. We have to walk out in like two minutes,” Pierce states, looking at his watch.
    “I’ll do it but I’ll take my time. If I don’t then you’ll be able to see it and there will be even more people upset. Chill your balls.”
    Pierce walks up behind Rachel and bumps his hips into hers. “You like talking back don’t you? Sassy little shit.” Then he kisses her neck like he always does.
    “Okay I’m done.” She ignores Pierce, which he finds funny and she runs towards me. I’m caught off guard as she