“Jay, he was all over her at your graduation ceremony.”
“Man, that’s none of your business and you know it.”
“Fine. Do you trust him with her though?”
He sighed. “She’s like my baby sister. I don’t trust anyone with her. She trusts him though.”
I grunted.
“Jax,” he said in warning. “It’s taken this long for her to trust anyone. Katie and I have been the only ones she confided in. You know how fucking lonely that must have been, to only have us?”
“Well, I don’t know why she picked you two. Katie is ...” I trailed off. There weren’t words to describe her.
“Brutal.” Our eyes met. I could see there was an unspoken agreement there. Katie was a fierce best friend, the only one I would want for Aubrey.
I nodded and we both chuckled. The anger toward each other from over the years seemingly diffused.
We turned our heads and exchanged a knowing glance. His smile toward me was genuine for the first time in years.