"You know you don't have to go through with this, right?"
Shell met Hannah's eyes in the rearview mirror, thankful her friend said that. They were in Hannah's Land Rover making their way towards a restaurant they all loved in North Nashville. She sat in the back, making sure EJ was preoccupied. Garrett was behind the wheel, chauffeuring them.
"No, I do," she protested. "Jared and I have to learn how to be friends with one another. He's not going to want to give up his family, and neither am I." She shrugged, reaching down to put EJ's pacifier back in his mouth. This kid was a godsend; when things got to be too much, she could always count on him to help her get a perspective.
"Here's the deal." Garrett set down the energy drink he had just taken a sip from. "He's my best friend, and I'm
