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Kendall walked up to me and gave me a brief hug. “I’m sorry I called the guys.”

I shook my head. “You did the right thing.” I sighed. “He needed help.”

It was harder to say those words than I thought. I knew it was what I was should say. I knew it was what they wanted to hear, but it stung. It was painful to admit that Olli wasn’t himself. That there were problems I couldn’t fix. I couldn’t reach him. I wasn’t enough for him to change or get help. Jackson wasn’t.

It took a complete breakdown and two of his teammates for him to concede.

How was I supposed to feel about that?

Proud that he was getting help?

Happy?

Relieved?

Because I felt abandoned, betrayed, and disappointed.

Not to mention guilt. More guilt every single day. I sucked in a breath and forced a smile. “That bacon smells amazing.”

Colby brushed back her honey colored hair with her arm before flipping the bacon in the pan. “Chloe said to grab some healthy things but come on. When doesn’t bacon make things better?”

I smirked. “You sound like Noah.”

Kendall winked at me.

Colby just blushed. “Stop guys.”

“Stop what? We haven’t done anything.” Kendall walked behind Colby and mouthed, “Noah bought a ring.”

I fought my initial instinct to freak out or scream or clap. I just smiled and stared down at Colby. “Things are getting serious though, right?”

I felt terrible that I hadn’t checked in with her since Mexico. They could be married for all I knew. I hadn’t been paying attention to anything outside my own little bubble.

One more thing to feel guilty about.

Colby’s blush deepened. “I guess so.”

Chloe, Kendall and I shared a look.

“Have you had the talk?” Chloe asked. Of course, she was the first to push the personal boundaries.

Colby scanned the room at each of us with a confused expression. “The talk? Like the relationship talk? Of course.”

Chloe tilted her head. “Oh sweetie. We all know about that. I mean, the talk.”

Colby glanced at me, and I pointed to my ring finger. Her mouth formed a perfect O.

I studied her face for any hints, but she was good. She didn’t reveal anything, just shrugged.

“Tell us!” Kendall jumped up and sat on the counter next to where Colby stood. “Come on. Distract us.”

I nodded. “Please.” I dragged out the word and looked extra sad.

I guess that was a low blow. I shouldn’t have used my situation to manipulate her, but if it worked, I wouldn’t feel too bad.

“Okay fine.” Colby gazed up to the ceiling. “We’ve talked about marriage.”

Chloe cheered. “Tell us everything.”