I felt like. . . like I don't know. Like a hurricane was coming and there was no way to stop it or hide from it. I simply had to stand tall and face it down. That didn't mean I had to like it. "I think this is the best thing, man. For real," Blake said for the tenth time. I think he thought it was helping, but in reality, I just wanted him to shut up. "Remind me again why I called you for advice on this?" I grouched. He grinned his smirk-like grin. "Because I'm best your friend. Because you know I'll tell you how it is, and because you know I always support you." He ticked the reasons off on his fingers. My lips twisted, but I couldn't deny anything he'd said. Because those were the reasons I'd called him up here. For the last three hours, I'd switched between venting and silently pac