Jane: Hey, handsome, do you think we have a solid marriage?”
She knew she was being ridiculous, but she couldn’t help it; she all of a sudden felt inadequate when it came to their relationship. Her phone buzzed back.
Brady: Of course! What makes you think we don’t?
Jane thought about it for a second. She couldn’t quite place it, but something felt off. After watching Lucy and Connor, she knew there was something that was missing from her and Brady’s relationship, she just needed to figure out what it was.
Chapter Six
**Luke**
Feeling the hot Atlanta air slam against his face as he sprinted through the last half mile of his run was a sensation he hadn’t felt in a while. He actually felt alive for a brief moment in time. He’d lost his life the minute his plane went down and he hadn’t felt the same since, so this run was a bit of an energizer for him.
Connor’s visit was less than welcomed last night, but seeing his brother was unfortunately refreshing. Luke didn’t want to feel refreshed; he really didn’t want to feel at all. He wanted to stay in the numb-like state that he was living in where he had random women suck his cock and beer was his best friend.
Luke didn’t even know what Connor was trying to achieve by showing up. Did he really think he was going to convince Luke to move back in with Molly? Fuck no! Luke was not going back there, not when he had the option of living in his numb world with Nash. Nash was the perfect guy to share a place with because he was living in the same world as Luke, and he had been living in it longer, so he was a seasoned pro; it was as if he was Luke’s mentor.
As Luke entered the house, he pulled his ear buds out as he looked down at his phone to see how far he’d run. He was just confirming his six-mile run when he tripped over a bag in the hallway.
“What the hell?” Luke mumbled, as he looked down to find his ruck sack and laundry bag sitting in the hallway. “Nash?” Luke called out. Luke didn’t have to look far because Nash was standing in the doorway of the living room with only a pair of jeans on and a baseball hat. “Why is my shit out here?”
“Time to leave, bro.”
Instant panic set in at the base of Luke’s stomach. Nash couldn’t be serious. There was no fucking way Luke was going to leave the little cocoon he’d made for himself.
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
“Clean your fucking ears out, dude. Your time here is up.”
“I didn’t know I had a fucking time limit.”
“What? Did you think you were just going to squat here forever…for free? Fuck, dude, this isn’t some princess Disney show. I gave you time and now it’s time to leave.”
“Well, where the fuck am I supposed to go? I have no one.”
“Not my problem, man.”
Irritation and frustration ran through Luke’s body as he tried to figure out what the hell he was going to do. He sure as shit wasn’t going to go to Connor’s place because Luke had an inkling that Connor had something to do with this sudden change of heart from Nash.
Not wanting to look at Nash’s smug face anymore, he threw his ruck sack over his shoulder, grabbed his laundry bag and looked around for his keys. When he looked up, he saw Nash dangling them in front of Luke’s face.
“Fuck you!” Luke spat out as he tore the keys away from Nash.
“Well, you’re welcome too, sweetie.”
Getting in Nash’s face, Luke leaned in and said, “Go to hell. You call yourself my brother? No brother would ever throw their own out on the streets with no fucking options.”
“You have options.”
“No, I fucking don’t! Don’t you get it? I can’t go back to my old life. I don’t even know what that life is like anymore. When I tried once, my life was crushed. I lost fucking everything and now I’m supposed to act like everything is okay? Out of everyone, you should fucking know that that option is impossible.”
“Don’t compare
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