✨EXCERPT: KING OF NOTHING by @auroraroser is coming July 29th!
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“Why are you crying?”
Touching my cheeks, I realize they’re wet, and I shake my head.
“Elora,” he whispers, moving from his chair to squat in front of me, resting his hands on the tops of my thighs.
“I….” I cover my mouth with my fingers and sob. “Sorry.”
“Hey, what’s going on?”
“I…” Swallowing, I look at him as more tears fill my eyes, tears that are not for me, but for him, for whatever pushed him into driving across the country, for the loss of his brother, and for all the happiness he’s missed out on. “I just want you to be happy.” I hiccup, and his face gentles. “I hate the idea that you’re not, and I’ve been so selfish, dragging you with me while you have things you’re dealing with yourself.”
“Come here.” He falls to his bottom on the wood floor and pulls me down to straddle his lap. Cupping my face in his big palms, he smooths his thumbs over my cheeks. “I told you before there is nowhere else I want to be.”
“Your brother. You should b-be dealing with th-that. Not m-my… my stuff.”
“Each time you say goodbye to your mom, I force myself to do that with him, and it’s helping. It’s giving me the closure I didn’t get from his funeral.”
I bury my face in his neck and wrap my arms around his strong body.
“You’ve given me more than you realize, Elora.” He presses his lips against my ear and continues in a quiet whisper, “And one part of that is a feeling of happiness that isn’t mixed up with money or things. It’s pure and good, and everything fucking normal I didn’t know I was missing out on until you.” His arms give me a squeeze. “Tell me you get that.”
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