Talking After Midnight by Dakota Cassidy

Author:Dakota Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

When the words were directed at Marybell, Tag was surprised to find that when he finally said them, they came out far less venomous than they had in a long time. He’d said them only in angry rants to a therapist, to his brothers, to his mother, to himself.

He’d almost choked on the pain of those words more times than he cared to remember. The impact of Harper’s passing, the last opportunity to tell her how much he loved her got all fucked up because he was lying in a puddle of his own damn vomit.

That was the truth. He’d never forget the pounding of his head when Jax and Gage finally reached him. That ache, that incessant drone of sound in his head, compounded by a massive hangover. He almost hadn’t been able to process the words for the ache in his head.

He’d never forget when they’d broken his door down that next day, thinking he was dead, too. He’d never forget the worry on their faces until they realized he was doing nothing more than drowning in his own damn misery.

Then he’d never forget their cold, angry faces. The yelling. The punch he’d taken to the jaw by none other than Gage.

But most of all, he’d never forget their disappointment—so deep it was as if they’d used a knife to cut his flesh.

They’d been on a long road to recovery since then, mending fences, Gage and Jax going to see a therapist with him, sharing their pain not just over the loss of Harper, but over the loss of him.

They’d never once faltered in their disappointment, their hurt and anger that he’d missed the last moments of Harper’s life, but they were also the kind of men who made him own it, do something about it.

And it had been hard to watch them fight to keep those emotions out of their disagreements, off their faces, but they’d done it, and somehow found a way to support his road back to recovery.

Now, looking down at Marybell, his ugly secret between them, he didn’t want her pity. He didn’t want her to tell him it was okay. He just wanted honesty. As much as he could give her, so she’d know what he’d done.

Marybell was silent for a few beats, but then she said, “I feel like you wanted to shock me.”

“Did it shock you?”

“Yes. It was the last thing I expected.”

“And how do you feel about it? No sugary coatings, please.”

Her blue, shiny lips went thin. “I want to say it was a mistake and we all make them, Tag. But that’s not how I really feel.”

“Then tell me how you really feel.”

“I feel a little angry with you. Your family is amazing. I’m bettin’ Harper was amazing, too. To not be there...”

“She sure was. They sure are.”

“To ignore that, take it for granted, it’s huge. So much bigger than I...”

“Yep. For a while, it was bigger than me. After Harper died, when I had no choice

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