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I wrapped an arm around his waist. “You can be my trophy husband.” I chuckled softly when he swatted at my chest. “And I will always love you, no matter what.”
“How much, Tommy?” he whispered.
Shit, I thought he had forgotten about that part. “Does it matter?”
“How much?” Blake’s entire body went stiff in my arms before he pulled away. “How much money did Jackson offer my mother to go to rehab?”
Sometimes I forgot how smart he was. Or maybe I was just an idiot.
“Bug—”
He shook his head. “No, you don’t get to call me that. And you know what? I don’t want to be around you right now. I’ll just ask my mother. She might be a drunk, but she always tells me the truth.”
“She can’t tell you. She signed an NDA.” I flinched when I realized what I’d said.
“You need to leave me alone right now, Tommy,” Blake warned and then rushed back across the street to his house.
I wouldn’t see or talk to him again until my brother’s wedding several years later.
Chapter Forty-Four
Tommy
I dropped onto Jamie’s couch once he had let me into the room. I folded my arms over my chest and tried to scowl, hoping my happiness didn’t shine through. My normal broody attitude had disappeared. Not that I was complaining. I hadn’t laughed, smiled, or loved life as much as I had now that Blake was back in my life.
“So.” Jamie smiled at me as he opened his laptop. “How was the wedding?”
I huffed. “Fine.”
His brows dipped, and he pressed his lips into a thin line.
“I was the best man, so that came with obligations. I had to stand up in front of their friends and family. There were pictures.” Which I didn’t hate as much as I thought I would. “I had to make a speech.”
“And how did that go?” Jamie’s eyes flashed with worry as he typed into his computer.
I shrugged. “Fine.”
“Fine again?” Jamie leaned back in his chair. “Tom, I thought we were making progress. What happened to make you retreat this way?”
I tried to hide my smile, but I couldn’t. I started laughing as Jamie’s eyes went wide. He stared at me as I shook my head, held up my palms, and gathered myself together.
“I proposed to Blake.”
“You...Proposed?”
“Yeah, we’re going to get married. We love one another.”
Jamie nodded. “And all that fine business?”
“Bullshit. Everything was fucking perfect. I even danced with Blake. Laughed, had fun, and then decided to buy him a ring. I wasn’t sure when the perfect moment would be to propose, but when it hit me, I did it.” Warmth spread through my body.
Jamie broke into a smile. “He said yes.”
“Oh, he said yes.” I felt like my face might split in two, I was so happy. “Blake’s coming back to Canfield. We’re going to live in his house. I think, over time, I might be okay to leave. But he wants to be with me, and he’s willing to come home.”
Jamie clacked away at his keyboard, and the noise filled the room. If I was ever able to leave, I wanted to continue to see my therapist. He was a good dude, put up with my bullshit, and I liked him. Maybe in other circumstances, we might have been friends. I didn’t even know anything about Jamie other than he was my therapist. Did he have a wife and kids?
I stood up, and Jamie’s eyes shot up to look at me. “I wanted to show you this.” I unlocked my phone to show him the picture I had taken with Blake. Or rather, one of the pictures. We were both smiling happily, heads squished together. I hadn’t felt that carefree since before my accident.
