Page 231 of Waiting Game

Matt: You’re in love?!

Gray: You have been kinda quiet, Liam. Not been meddling as per usual.

Gray: Everything okay? I just thought you were happy with Gracie. Ya know, deep into the honeymoon period

Liam: I’m not important. I am happy.

Liam: Our so-called bro IS the problem.

Cole: Gracie gave us a pass. You have to as well.

Liam: I don’t have to do dick.

Liam: You weren’t the one who had to deal with the aftermath of those fuckers betraying her!

Cole: I know I wasn’t. I won’t make excuses for what Mia did. But I love her. She loves me.

Liam: You betrayed Gracie too.

Matt: Whoa. That’s fighting talk, Liam.

Liam: Sure it is. The chick who went on live TV and said that the Bukowskis regularly drank at that bar where Gracie used to work… that’s the broad Cole’s with.

Gray: Jesus Christ, Cole.

Matt: Why would you do that to Gracie?

Cole: It wasn’t intentional! We met by chance.

Gray: Wait. Is that the chick you were getting all lyrical about? I wondered why I hadn’t heard from you in ages.

Cole: Because when I found out what she’d done to Gracie, I cut her out. Cold turkey.

Gray: What went wrong then?

Cole: I met her again.

Cole: I fell in love with her.

Cole: I’m IN love with her.

Cole: I won’t apologize for that.

Matt: To be fair, Liam, we didn’t give you any shit for falling in love with our sister.

Liam: Excuse you? Plenty of shit was given

Gray: We could have given you more.

Gray: If Cole loves her, then, bro, what do you expect us to do?

Matt: Does she love him too?

Liam: She says so.

Liam: I won’t let you hurt Gracie, Cole!

Cole: I never thought I’d hurt her. It wasn’t my intention. But my falling in love is separate from causing her pain.

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