We had driven almost all the way back to my apartment in silence. Livvy had been in such a hurry to escape Noah’s home the moment he mentioned their parents. And when he kept pushing, suggesting they were wanting to see her, I knew he had taken it too far. Part of me wondered if this had been a part of his intention for having her over now. Because the planned discussion of Eli had barely taken any time at all.
I hated seeing her struggling, and after seeing the things I did at the BBQ and hearing some of the things I had from both Livvy and Eli, about how her parents had been, which I could only imagine was only a small part of it, I knew she deserved so much better. And I knew she should not be pressured into meeting up with them if she chose not to. Family did not automatically earn a
