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Summer, why? Roxy’s right, Dad! Why weren’t we informed about this? What about my store, Dad?”
    Jack starts shaking his head, and more than likely is counting from zero to ten to avoid losing his cool. “Kiddo, we’ve been through this before. It’s going to be my way until this ends.” He swings his gaze to his daughter. “Tami, Summer will help Trish. You know as well as I do, her pregnancy isn’t going to be easy. Your brother can’t be stressed, and Summer will provide support. You know, you can handle your business on the phone. Move your people around.” Then, his gaze lands back to Roxy. “Is there a problem, Roxy?”
    Then, Roxy looks my way, and if her anger and frustration were twin twisters, everyone in this room wouldn’t survive it. She swings her anger filled eyes toward LT, and if she thinks she can make us both shake in fear, she’s in for a rude awakening.
    She turns toward Jack. “Actually, there is a problem. I know, someone’s hiding something from me. I think I deserve to know everything!”
    Jack looks to me, then LT, and switches back to Roxy. I knew this would be the end of the secret we’re all keeping. There’s no way out of this, and I think, LT knows it too. He looks at me with the same fear that’s coursing through my body. However, no one is the wiser since our emotions are locked in tight. The slight twitch in LT’s lips tells the tale. Gunny lets out a resigned sigh and prepares himself to face World War III, bat shit crazy style.
    “Alright, have at it. Fire away, kiddo. First, let me remind you to have an open mind to understand the answers I’m about to give you,” Jack says as he sits down, resting his arms on his knees with his hands clasp together.
    “You’ll answer me truthfully?” Roxy asks, cocking her head to the side, which earns her a stare down from Jack.
    “Are you ready to accept it? That’s the key here, kiddo. Acceptance is the key. The truth won’t mean shit if you can’t wrap your mind around it enough to think straight,” Jack’s unwavering voice and solid stare echoes in a room filled with tension.
    “Acceptance was never a problem with me. It’s the people who think they’re protecting me, but in reality, are only hurting me is the problem, here. Trust…Trust is what I need, not secrets and lies. Now that’s out of the way; I overheard Brian telling him,” she can’t even say my name as she points to me, “…to tell me something while he still can. What.Is.It.That.I.Need.To.Know?” She asks slowly, enunciating every word.
    LT walks and stands in front of Roxy. I steel my heart to accept the backlash of Roxy’s anger after hearing the truth from us. Roxy’s steady, hurt filled stare swallows any hope I have that our relationship will survive this.
    “Please, Roxy, understand what I’m about to tell you isn’t something I take lightly. Lying to you isn’t something I want to do. The overwhelming force that made me decide this course of action is because I need…I want more time to prepare you to accept what I’m about to tell you. I need you to understand I…”
    “Cut to the damn chase, Damien! I don’t have time for all the flowery words and the heartfelt excuses you’re dishing out!” Roxy shouts as her face hardens even more if that’s possible.
    My heart’s fucking breaking for LT. Even though I never agreed to his plan, I know he’s hurting. He wants more time to soften the blow, somehow. In all honesty, hearing the truth after being sheltered from it for so long, on top of being blindsided by it is hard to accept, even though acceptance has always been easy for Roxy.
    LT takes a deep breath, and just spills everything out. “I’m your brother, Rox. WE share the same parents….”
    Roxy’s mouth opens, but not a word comes out while her eyes speak volumes. I’m just waiting for the time when she actually finds her voice and lashes out, knowing that when she, does it’s a storm I may not even