Chapter 31

After a long and uncomfortable car ride, they finally reached home. Oscar was napping in the middle of the hallway, and Finn gave him his mandatory pets before heading into the bedroom to change. In the living room, Ethan set his boxed award on the table. The weight of it had been much heavier than he anticipated. After setting it down, he felt a wave of exhaustion and headed into the bedroom. Standing at the closet, Finn turned his back to Ethan as he changed. Ethan felt the urge to speak, but had no words to say. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed, hands between his knees.

“I didn’t mean to snap at you back there,” he finally said.

Finn took a moment, loitering at the closet door. “No…it’s…I was stupid. I didn’t know what I was saying and I could have really messed things up.”