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not sure that I’m ready to talk to Ian, but I’ll do it since there is no other avenue.” Troy grimaced and paused. He pinched the tip of his nose, truly bothered by the whole thing. “This is something that will not go away, and I hate having to face Ian straight on with such a huge issue.” He looked bewildered as he continued. “I have pondered this in my head over and over again, and I’m sure that if I had to do it again…” His voice trailed. “I’d do the exact same thing,”
A wide grin dismissed Sebastian’s apprehension as he shook his head vigorously. “I believe you would.”
Troy turned and looked at Sebastian. “I’m very fond of Ian and Eva, and I couldn’t let them die, Sebastian. I also know how much they mean to Gabrielle, so I had no other choice,” Troy mumbled. His voice was full of concern. He looked over again, needing Sebastian’s approval.
“Troy, if I were there, I would have done the exact same thing. You had two choices and two choices alone. One was to give them life, and the other would have been certain death for both of them.”
Troy nodded thoughtfully.
“Troy, don’t overthink this. It was the right choice,” Sebastian said assertively.
“I know,” Troy said, looking glum. “Every day since that awful night, I keep reminding myself that it was unavoidable, and I couldn’t let them die. So now, I have to tell them.” Troy looked determined as they reached Ian’s house. Ian was waiting for them, and he got in the car consumed with curiosity. He loved both Troy and Sebastian, and their friendship was very important to him.
“Hey, guys, how is it going?” he asked with a happy smile on his face.
“We are good; how about you, Ian? How is your arm?” Sebastian asked.
“Every day is getting better. It’s much easier for me than for Eva. She is having a hard time getting around, but we manage. Her mom has been wonderful; she comes over, makes dinner, and picks up after us, making it much easier to get through the day.” Ian stifled a chuckle.
“We’re glad to hear that,” Troy and Sebastian said simultaneously. They smiled with true compassion for Ian and Eva. They drove to Hove by the beach, and to Ian’s surprise, they took a seat at a picnic table.
“What are we doing here?” Ian asked. He had a startled look on his face.
“Ian, we have to talk to you about something very serious, and we need to be alone. Are you comfortable being here with us?” Troy asked.
“Yes…I’m fine, I’m just a little surprised, as I thought we might go somewhere to have a drink,” Ian smiled.
“We can do that after we finish talking, and only if you are up to it,” Sebastian said with a chuckle.
“Oh, I’m now very curious as to what you have to say,” Ian said, as his eyes darted from Sebastian to Troy, and then back again.
Troy sucked a deep breath, knowing that he would have to start with a few open-ended questions.
“What do you remember from the accident?” Troy asked, watching Ian’s face very carefully. Ian’s eyes narrowed to slits, and he pressed his lips together. He looked as if he was searching his mind for any information he could recollect from that night’s events.
“That’s the most maddening thing that ever happened to me,” Ian said. “I can remember walking out of the club and getting into the car. I remember part of the drive, as Eva and I were making out in the back seat,” he said, and laughed softly. A grin of sheer mirth painted Troy and Sebastian’s faces, and they broke out into a hearty laugh, along with Ian.
“I can’t remember anything past that particular moment,” Ian continued. “I’ve looked at the car, and I’m absolutely amazed that I’m alive.”
“Ian, that is exactly what we need to talk to you about, the fact that you are alive,” Troy said. A serious but tormented look spread across his face.
“What do you mean?” Ian was unable to decipher the look in Troy’s face.
Troy paused for a
A wide grin dismissed Sebastian’s apprehension as he shook his head vigorously. “I believe you would.”
Troy turned and looked at Sebastian. “I’m very fond of Ian and Eva, and I couldn’t let them die, Sebastian. I also know how much they mean to Gabrielle, so I had no other choice,” Troy mumbled. His voice was full of concern. He looked over again, needing Sebastian’s approval.
“Troy, if I were there, I would have done the exact same thing. You had two choices and two choices alone. One was to give them life, and the other would have been certain death for both of them.”
Troy nodded thoughtfully.
“Troy, don’t overthink this. It was the right choice,” Sebastian said assertively.
“I know,” Troy said, looking glum. “Every day since that awful night, I keep reminding myself that it was unavoidable, and I couldn’t let them die. So now, I have to tell them.” Troy looked determined as they reached Ian’s house. Ian was waiting for them, and he got in the car consumed with curiosity. He loved both Troy and Sebastian, and their friendship was very important to him.
“Hey, guys, how is it going?” he asked with a happy smile on his face.
“We are good; how about you, Ian? How is your arm?” Sebastian asked.
“Every day is getting better. It’s much easier for me than for Eva. She is having a hard time getting around, but we manage. Her mom has been wonderful; she comes over, makes dinner, and picks up after us, making it much easier to get through the day.” Ian stifled a chuckle.
“We’re glad to hear that,” Troy and Sebastian said simultaneously. They smiled with true compassion for Ian and Eva. They drove to Hove by the beach, and to Ian’s surprise, they took a seat at a picnic table.
“What are we doing here?” Ian asked. He had a startled look on his face.
“Ian, we have to talk to you about something very serious, and we need to be alone. Are you comfortable being here with us?” Troy asked.
“Yes…I’m fine, I’m just a little surprised, as I thought we might go somewhere to have a drink,” Ian smiled.
“We can do that after we finish talking, and only if you are up to it,” Sebastian said with a chuckle.
“Oh, I’m now very curious as to what you have to say,” Ian said, as his eyes darted from Sebastian to Troy, and then back again.
Troy sucked a deep breath, knowing that he would have to start with a few open-ended questions.
“What do you remember from the accident?” Troy asked, watching Ian’s face very carefully. Ian’s eyes narrowed to slits, and he pressed his lips together. He looked as if he was searching his mind for any information he could recollect from that night’s events.
“That’s the most maddening thing that ever happened to me,” Ian said. “I can remember walking out of the club and getting into the car. I remember part of the drive, as Eva and I were making out in the back seat,” he said, and laughed softly. A grin of sheer mirth painted Troy and Sebastian’s faces, and they broke out into a hearty laugh, along with Ian.
“I can’t remember anything past that particular moment,” Ian continued. “I’ve looked at the car, and I’m absolutely amazed that I’m alive.”
“Ian, that is exactly what we need to talk to you about, the fact that you are alive,” Troy said. A serious but tormented look spread across his face.
“What do you mean?” Ian was unable to decipher the look in Troy’s face.
Troy paused for a
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