The house was silent, and there was not a single sound coming from the kitchen where Gavin usually spent the morning. Landon lay in the bed silent and alone. The words he’d spoken to Gavin and to Heidi came back to haunt him. Throwing the duvet off his body he padded toward the bathroom. On the way he opened Heidi’s door. The bed was unmade, and there wasn’t a single sign to let him know she’d once slept in the bed. Closing the door, he made his way to the bathroom and stared at his reflection. “I think you need to have a long think, Landon. Tomorrow you’re going to wake up without Gavin or me in that house. When you wake up I want you to think how that feels. You broke Gavin’s heart. I didn’t think you were heartless.” Her words filled his head. He repeated them over and over until he could no longer stand it. Tightening his hand into a fist, Landon hit the mirror shattering his reflection. “You’re an asshole.” He spoke the words aloud, wishing there was some way to take back what he’d done.
