“Are you ready to do this?” I asked as the limo that brought us from the airport pulled away. The driver had said to call him when we were ready to leave. If Brody’s body language was any indication, he was seriously considering calling the driver back now. “I guess I don’t have a choice, do I?” “You always have a choice,” I reminded him, slipping my arm through his. “You chose to come here because you wanted to meet your brothers. Today is about them, not about mending your relationship with your father.” I knew he had to take it slowly and get to know his father all over again, as the man he was today, not the monster who lurked in his memory. “Right, it’s about Tanner and Beck.” I gave him a reassuring smile before dropping a kiss on his cheek. “For what it’s worth, I’m really proud of you for doing this.” “It’s worth everything,” he whispered, burying his face in my hair as he pulled me into his arms. “I’m doing this because I want to bury the past, Ri.
