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Vincent asked.
“Getting better,” she smiled. Vincent really had been fantastic throughout this whole ordeal. If it weren’t for him she’d have been captured for sure. He’d been with her through all of her torment and she acted like a bitch for the most of it.
She should acknowledge everything he’s done. Maybe they could start fresh. “Thank you...for everything. I really appreciate it. I know I haven’t been easy to get along with...I’m sorry,” she told him earnestly.
“It’s okay. You’ve been through a lot.”
“So have you,” she countered. It wouldn’t be fair for him to let her off the hook that easily. “You were right about me. I tried to keep you at arm’s length because I was afraid. I don’t want to get close to someone and go through that pain again.” She sucked in a deep breath and let it out.
“I can’t imagine what it’s like to lose both parents, a father figure, and your boyfriend. But I know how lonely it is when you shut people out. You don’t have to do it alone. There are people back home that are there for you. I’m here for you,” Vincent assured.
Sarah blinked up at the sky, absorbing his words. She knew Lark was there, and Gene, who was like a brother to her, but they had enough on their plates as it was without having to deal with her, too. But she wasn’t the only one who had lost someone. Vincent had lost his father, too, she realized. Even though he’d been an awful man, Emmett McKinley was his dad.
“Do you miss him? Your dad?” She bit her lip. Sarah wondered if she’d crossed a line, but they were being honest with each other right now and she wanted to know why he seemed to avoid serious relationships—so she could help him, too.
Vincent swallowed loudly, while his hand simultaneously quit moving on her arm. “No. When I found out he was dead, I felt relieved. He made my life a living hell growing up. Everything I did was never good enough and he made sure to let me know. I remember a few years ago, I started to go to the gym. I thought I could make myself quicker. He used to have us practice fighting against his most experienced men. I finally beat one of them and I was so proud. The only thing he said was I should’ve done it faster. No good job—nothing. In fact, he then ordered the other three men who were there to all spar against me.” He sighed heavily. “Let’s just leave it at, it didn’t end well for me. And with all the stuff that happened with Em. He was a monster. Emmett wasn’t the type of man you negotiated with. He was intent on sending Emily to Juarez and he would have hurt anyone who got in his way. On the bright side, his pig-headiness helped me, Dev, and Em become closer.”
Sarah stared off into the distance. Her parents always encouraged her. She couldn’t imagine having them beat her down for trying her hardest. As the silence stretched between them, she realized Vincent probably didn’t want to keep talking about his family. He probably needed to talk about it in small doses just as she did with Preston. “Lark and I were always best friends even though there was an age gap. After our parents, we bonded even more. I’m not sure what I would do without her.”
“Dev and Em have always been close. Dev and I didn’t really connect until I was a teen. Emmett was so hard on me—harder on him. Dev took me under his wing and taught me a lot of things my dad expected of me, but didn’t have the patience to teach,” Vincent explained.
“I can’t imagine growing up like that,” Sarah whispered.
“I’d tried really hard to conform to his wishes, but one day I realized it would never be good enough, so I decided to be who I wanted to be. Once I stopped worrying about what he thought, it made my life better in some ways, worse in others,” he answered dejectedly.
Sarah shifted in his embrace, staring up at the opaque, black sky, wondering if they could both find peace. They both had their demons and, in
“Getting better,” she smiled. Vincent really had been fantastic throughout this whole ordeal. If it weren’t for him she’d have been captured for sure. He’d been with her through all of her torment and she acted like a bitch for the most of it.
She should acknowledge everything he’s done. Maybe they could start fresh. “Thank you...for everything. I really appreciate it. I know I haven’t been easy to get along with...I’m sorry,” she told him earnestly.
“It’s okay. You’ve been through a lot.”
“So have you,” she countered. It wouldn’t be fair for him to let her off the hook that easily. “You were right about me. I tried to keep you at arm’s length because I was afraid. I don’t want to get close to someone and go through that pain again.” She sucked in a deep breath and let it out.
“I can’t imagine what it’s like to lose both parents, a father figure, and your boyfriend. But I know how lonely it is when you shut people out. You don’t have to do it alone. There are people back home that are there for you. I’m here for you,” Vincent assured.
Sarah blinked up at the sky, absorbing his words. She knew Lark was there, and Gene, who was like a brother to her, but they had enough on their plates as it was without having to deal with her, too. But she wasn’t the only one who had lost someone. Vincent had lost his father, too, she realized. Even though he’d been an awful man, Emmett McKinley was his dad.
“Do you miss him? Your dad?” She bit her lip. Sarah wondered if she’d crossed a line, but they were being honest with each other right now and she wanted to know why he seemed to avoid serious relationships—so she could help him, too.
Vincent swallowed loudly, while his hand simultaneously quit moving on her arm. “No. When I found out he was dead, I felt relieved. He made my life a living hell growing up. Everything I did was never good enough and he made sure to let me know. I remember a few years ago, I started to go to the gym. I thought I could make myself quicker. He used to have us practice fighting against his most experienced men. I finally beat one of them and I was so proud. The only thing he said was I should’ve done it faster. No good job—nothing. In fact, he then ordered the other three men who were there to all spar against me.” He sighed heavily. “Let’s just leave it at, it didn’t end well for me. And with all the stuff that happened with Em. He was a monster. Emmett wasn’t the type of man you negotiated with. He was intent on sending Emily to Juarez and he would have hurt anyone who got in his way. On the bright side, his pig-headiness helped me, Dev, and Em become closer.”
Sarah stared off into the distance. Her parents always encouraged her. She couldn’t imagine having them beat her down for trying her hardest. As the silence stretched between them, she realized Vincent probably didn’t want to keep talking about his family. He probably needed to talk about it in small doses just as she did with Preston. “Lark and I were always best friends even though there was an age gap. After our parents, we bonded even more. I’m not sure what I would do without her.”
“Dev and Em have always been close. Dev and I didn’t really connect until I was a teen. Emmett was so hard on me—harder on him. Dev took me under his wing and taught me a lot of things my dad expected of me, but didn’t have the patience to teach,” Vincent explained.
“I can’t imagine growing up like that,” Sarah whispered.
“I’d tried really hard to conform to his wishes, but one day I realized it would never be good enough, so I decided to be who I wanted to be. Once I stopped worrying about what he thought, it made my life better in some ways, worse in others,” he answered dejectedly.
Sarah shifted in his embrace, staring up at the opaque, black sky, wondering if they could both find peace. They both had their demons and, in
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