a part of him wanted to jump to the end of the book. he was getting irritated with the climax in the middle because everything seemed to be blowing up in his face. ezra knew that he didn’t grow up here like mike, but he thought that he could actually call rosewood his home again. at least that was where he was heading. he realized that home was more of a feeling and person rather than an actual location. now, he didn’t even know if he was wanted around rosewood. ❛ i never meant to imply you couldn’t care for yourself. i know you are. you’ve always been strong enough to do so. ❜ the man sighed softly as he tried to keep their distance. he promised to not kiss again mike until the other gave him permission to or asked. this time he was going to have to settle this with his words. ❛ i want to believe you, i really do, but i just feel like there’s something i’m missing. i want to be able to know that there’s no need for me to think you’re holding something back from me. whether it’s how you feel or something else. i know your family and friends will always be here for you, but i fit into those categories once. what happened to that? ❜
he wanted nothing more to be done with all of this. in fact, he thought he was since they broke up years ago. even though mike had never fully moved on despite his many attempts. not to mention, things were more complicated because of Liam. if he had known ezra returned, he probably would have never came back. whether it was Ezra’s intention or not, he was definitely getting under mike’s skin. ❛ then why are you saying that i don’t have to go through this alone? clearly you meant something by that. ❜ he stop in his tracked as he angrily turned around to face him. despite how much older and how quickly he was forced to grow up, the old mike was still there. the same mike that Ezra had fallen in love with. ❛ you know what, fuck you, ezra. you want the truth? here it goes then! Liam is your son! i found out a few weeks into my college freshmen year that i was pregnant and a month after we broke up. i tried telling you but your publicist told me that your book became a bestseller and that you were leaving for a book tour. do you know how hard that was for me? i fell apart, i didn’t know what to do, i was alone and scared. i had a difficult choice to make. i clearly made the right choice because i have no regrets. it was difficult but i managed to do it on my own. sure, i had help from my friends and family but i couldn’t rely on them for everything. Before you start saying anything about keeping Liam in the dark. he knows about you, well, he doesn’t know the identity of his father or that fact you’re alive. although don’t you fucking dare try to shame or guilt me because i couldn’t explain why his other dad wasn’t there. he know you’re the love of my life. that i still love you even after everything. i shared stories of you to him. do you know how difficult it would be to tell liam that his father isn’t there because he is on a book tour. that he probably moved on and a family would only hold him back? so yes, you were in one of those categories but not anymore. i--- i can’t do this. ❜ he said as he began walking away unaware that he was crying.