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It was the first time
she had seen a tear in his eye or hurt on his face. He was always a
cocky ass. She looked at Gavin, wondering if he had the same thought.
It was as if her brother could read her mind.
    “ I
have never seen him as upset as he was just now. Ethan gets pissed
over business deals gone wrong, but he holds his emotion well. I
can't believe he was that upset about our baby. Every now and again,
he truly amazes me. Rarely do I ever see him let the walls down he
has worked so hard to build. I have no idea what he has been through
in his life, but he makes me appreciate the wonderful life I have.
There are always things working on his mind. It's like I can see how
hard he fights himself sometimes. I don't think any of us could be as
hard on him as he is on himself. I know deep down, he is a good man.
One of these days, someone is going to crack that hard-ass exterior
he holds up so well. Are you okay?”
    “ I'm
just worried about you and Becky. It was bad, Gavin. She was
devastated. I wanted to tell you so bad, but she wouldn't let me. She
wanted to see you in person. I love you guys so much. I would do
anything for you,” Julie said, as she wrapped her arms around
her brother.
    “ We
would do anything for you too. We'll get through this. I am so glad
you came to her. Thank you so much for that. You have no idea how
important that is to me.”
    “ She's
my sister. Of course I would be there for her. Honestly, I was afraid
that was what was happening, but I didn't want to scare her. I made
sure to let her doctor tell her. There was nothing either of you
could have done. I hope you know that.”
    They
both walked back to the bedroom. Julie sat with Becky for a while
longer, while Gavin put his stuff away and got them something to eat.
He offered for her to stay, but she wanted to let them have their
privacy. She told Becky she would call in the morning to check on
her, and if anything happened during the night to call her.
    Julie
could not stop thinking about Ethan's reaction to the situation. He
kept telling Becky and Gavin that they had to get through everything.
Why was he so worried that this would tear them apart, she wondered?
There was something going on with him. She could see the love and
fear in his eyes. That had been the first time she had seen him since
their blow out, but she needed to make sure he was okay. The way he
held her while she cried was not something she would ever forget. As
much joking and trouble as he had given her, he was there for her
when it counted. Julie used to have such a huge crush on him, but the
past few years his behavior had really upset her. Maybe there was
something more to him than she gave him credit for. She knew there
was a chance he was going to be upset with her, but she pulled out
her phone anyway and started to text him.
    “ Where
are you?”
    “ Out”
he replied.
    So
he was not going to make things easy on her. He sat and let her soak
his shirt with her tears, and she was going to make sure he was okay,
whether he liked it or not.
    “ Out
where?”
    “ Out”
    She
shook her head and laughed.
    “ Tell
me now or I will figure it out anyway.”
    “ I'm
at the bar.”
    “ Which
one, genius?”
    “ Why
do you care?” he sent.
    “ I'm
on my way.”
    “ Don't
you dare come here. Go home to doctor boring. I'll be home with a
chick naked and beneath me before you get here.”
    “ Fuck
you.” she sent.
    She
knew he was just trying to push her away. He was very good at that.
Anytime he had something bothering him, he pushed people away or
worked so hard to piss them off that they left on their own. It
wasn't going to work. There was something going on with him, and she
was not going to leave him alone. Julie knew which bar he went to
more than the rest. She was hoping that he would tell her so that she
didn't have to invite herself, but that didn't happen.
    She
slammed her car door and headed into the bar. As she walked past a
table of guys, one of them