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Something was going on and Eric needed to figure out what it was. The look in his sister’s eyes, she looked like she just wanted to talk but didn’t know how. He got that feeling, he hated that his sisters didn’t know the truth about Jack’s mother. They’d gotten the chance to judge him and didn’t even know the worst of it. But keeing them safe was everything, safe and happy. “There is nothing you could do that would make me look down on you. Look at what I’ve done, Em, and then tell me I can throw stones. What’s going on?”
Emily closed her eyes as she rubbed her temple, trying to find the words. She didn’t have to tell Eric everything. She couldn’t tell Eric everything. That would be too much and she didn’t want Eric to decide she couldn’t be around him - or around Jack. She was trying. Slipping once or twice didn’t mean she was doomed. Right? “You say that now,” Emily whispered before opening her eyes and looking at Eric. “Do you remember last year, around the beginning of summer I went off on that trip? I- uh, I told everyone I needed a break and just went on vacation.” Emily can already feel her eyes watering up. She didn’t want to do this but she needed to do it. Even if it was just Eric. “I didn’t actually go on vacation.”











