The silence after Lucas's last words stretches so long it starts to feel heavy.
I'm the only one who speaks.
"What do you mean it was his fault?"
Lucas doesn't answer right away. Instead he rubs his hands together slowly, like he's trying to warm them even though the room isn't cold.
"I mean exactly what I said," he finally replies.
"There's no way," I say quietly.
Lucas looks up at me then and hs eyes are tired in a way I don't think I've ever seen before.
"You really want to hear this?" he asks.
"Yes I do ." My voice coming out firmer than I expect.
Because I do want to hear it..... if I'm going to stand between two men who clearly hate each other this much, then I deserve to know why.
Lucas leans back in the chair and exhales slowly.
"Alright," he mutters.
His gaze drifts past us for a second, like he's staring at something that isn't in this rom.
"When we were younger," he begins, "Zane and I were close. Not just business close, like Real close."
