Reid nodded. “Okay. You know I trust you, Gem. And I’m sorry for freaking out a little there.”
“A little?”
“Okay, a lot. Lila’s already mad enough at me for butting into your life. I’m trying to ignore the part of me that wants to protect you.”
“You’re allowed to want to protect me. But you have to let me make my own decisions.”
“I will. I’m sorry. I’ll trust you when it comes to this. But please be careful. If you won’t listen to me about your relationship—”
“I won’t.”
“I know, but please listen to me about protecting the distillery. I know how it feels to be betrayed and sold out by someone I loved.”
She nodded and understood where Reid was coming from. Carolina had blindsided him—all of them—when she’d done what she did. “I’m sorry she did that to you. But it won’t happen this time.”
“Okay, I trust you,” he said, wrapping his arms around her, drawing her into a strong hug. “I’m sorry,” he said again.
“I’m sorry, too. I should have been honest,” she told him, and then hugged Quin. She loved her brothers. They’d had conversations about Tom before. But now she felt like they all understood each other and were on the same page.
Now she had to make sure she and Tom were, as well.