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Alyssa would have stormed out of the room in an instant, never stopping to consider their words. But it was different with Lynn. She had a calm, soothing way of getting her point across, and Alyssa listened. For the first time since getting the terrifying news about Xavier’s impending fight, she stopped and really thought about his perspective. And from his perspective, much as she hated to admit it, it did make sense.
     
    “So you think I should let him do this?”
     
    Lynn snorted out a laugh. It wasn’t an unkind sound. “Come on, Lyssa,” she said. “Do you really think you can stop Xavier from doing anything?”
     
    “Maybe…” Alyssa said, unconvinced.
     
    “The way I see it, you have two choices here. Either you oppose him until the end and you spend your last few days in Pinebrook fighting, or you give him your support and be there for him. It’s that simple.”
     
    The stare of Lynn’s clear blue eyes was so penetrating that it felt as though her friend was trying to see into her. Before Alyssa had the chance to reply, a knock at the kitchen’s back door startled them. Lynn stood up and spied past the window’s curtains.
     
    “It’s Xavier,” she announced. “Do you want to see him?”
     
    “Yes, of course.” Alyssa took a deep breath and did her best to pull herself together.
     
    Lynn opened the door. “You’re just in time for fresh coffee,” she said.
     
    Xavier offered her a polite smile. “I’m fine, Lynn. Thanks.” He peered over Lynn’s shoulder.
     
    His green eyes met Alyssa’s, and she fought the urge to squirm. He didn’t look mad or disappointed about her behavior from last night—in fact, Alyssa had no idea how he looked. She couldn’t read his mood, and that put her on edge.
     
    “Can we talk?” he asked.
     
    Alyssa nodded and stood. “Let’s go outside.” Lynn would probably have been ready to leave the kitchen, but Alyssa didn’t want to put her friend out any more than she had already done.
     
    Outside, the heat of the Louisiana summer already engulfed everything despite the early hour. They sat on the chairs on Lynn’s backyard porch, and they didn’t say anything for a very long time. Alyssa’s mind was working a mile a minute as she tried to wrap her head around everything that Lynn had just told her. She had no idea what Xavier was thinking.
     
    Finally, quietly, he said, “What the hell was that last night, Aly?”
     
    Alyssa shrugged. “That was me, briefly losing my bearings.”
     
    She was already done feeling bad about it. Lynn was right. So she had drunk herself into a stupor. So what? They all had done it at some point or another. And frankly, with all that had happened over the past couple of months, a night of getting shit-faced was probably long overdue. Alyssa was only sorry about Lynn’s car.
     
    Xavier stared at her. “You got them back now?”
     
    Alyssa nodded. “Yeah,” she said, because she really had. Lynn had set her straight, and her mind was focused again. The turmoil inside of her was still swirling within her chest, but she felt like she could keep it at bay now.
     
    “Good.” Xavier sighed and ran a hand through his brown hair. “Aly, I need to know I can count on you while I do this. I know you don’t like it, but—”
     
    “It’s all right,” Alyssa cut him off, gently but firmly. “Well, it isn’t, really,” she corrected herself, “but I know now there’s no way I can change your mind.”
     
    “There really isn’t,” Xavier confirmed.
     
    “I know. You’re right, I don’t like it,” she said. “But if I can’t change it, at least I want to be there with you.”
     
    Xavier’s evident relief soon morphed into concern. “What do you mean?”
     
    “I want to be there before and after the fight. And I want to be there during.”
     
    “Absolutely not!”
     
    Alyssa stood her ground. “That’s not negotiable, Xavier. You can’t keep me out of the place, and I can’t keep you