Page 68 of Heatwaves

You can say that again.

WYATT

You guys worry about dealing with whatever is going on with Ty.

I’ll text you over the weekend with a time and place we can meet.

We’ll come up with a plan then.

CARTER

Sounds good.

AIDAN

Thank you, Wyatt.

We know you don’t have to do this, but we appreciate it.

WYATT

Anything for Lila.

I smile as I toss my phone onto the couch.

At least they’re willing to listen. Maybe they do have a chance at winning her back.

If not, I’ll still be here for her, but there will always be a part of her that’s broken without them. I want her whole, so I’ll do what I have to in order to make sure she is.

Let’s just hope she doesn’t hate me for it.

After five days stuck at home, I know there’s no way I’m going to make it a full week.

It’s Sunday night, and I’ve been cast-free for two days. I’m determined to return to work tomorrow.

While it’s been nice spending time with Wyatt, I’m antsy. Not just because we haven’t left the house outside of getting my cast removed but because I can’t stop thinking about Aidan, Carter, Oliver, and Ty.

Especially Ty. I didn’t like how he looked when the others led him from the house. He’d just shut down.

Shaking my head, I curl into Wyatt’s side, feeling like a terrible girlfriend—mate? Whatever the hell we are to one another.

Here I am, lying on the couch with him as we watch a movie, and I’m thinking about other men.

I hate it. I hate that I can’t stop thinking about them. I hate that I’m not giving Wyatt everything he deserves.

Is it even fair to him if he’ll never have my whole heart?

“Lil, what’s going on inside that head of yours?”

Tilting my head back, I find him looking down at me. My cheeks heat, a flush rolling over my body. “Nothing.”

He rolls his eyes again. “Try that again, but without lying this time.”

“I just…“ Huffing, I sit up and pull my knees to my chest, thankful that my leg is fully healed. “I can’t stop thinking about the four of them, and that feels so unfair to you.”

“Unfair to me? Why?” His brow furrows as he turns to face me fully.

“Because we’re together. I shouldn’t be thinking about other men…“ I trail off at the incredulous look on his face.

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