AIDAN
Once Emma had left the office, my eyes lingered on the door for a little while before I turned to talk to my father, but he beat me to it.
“I know what you are thinking,” he said, his eyes glued to the door. “I should have known Emma would need to be left alone while here. She also went through something too.”
My father stopped for a moment; his eyes were holding so much emotion for his friend it was hard to bear. Part of me wanted to do the same for Mia, but I know it was wrong, especially after what I had let happen to her.
My father looked at me. “We both did wrong by them. We need to prove to them we have their backs, even if it means they leave us forever.”
That last part broke something inside me, but I knew there was no use in thinking about it now, since Mia would neve
