Certain.
"You're serious," I said.
"Dead serious," Ethan replied.
My mind spun, pieces clicking into place faster than I could process them.
I sat there, stunned, trying to wrap my head around it.
On one hand, I was happy for them. More than happy. I could see it in their faces—the contentment, the peace I hadn't seensince before Dad left. Since before Mom died. Since before we'd all scattered into the military and lost touch with everything that mattered.
They looked whole.
And I wanted that. Desperately.
But the idea that Joy was tied to all of this—that she might be planning their wedding without knowing I was connected—occured to me and made my chest tight.
I decided to keep that tidbit to myself.
I exhaled slowly. "Any other bombshells you want to drop?"
Levi grinned. "Oh, there's more."
Of course, there was.
"You know that shrink who came to check you out?" he said.
I frowned. "Yeah?"
"She's actually an actress. Works with Lucas's fiancée."
I turned to Lucas. "Your fiancée?"
Lucas actually blushed.
Caleb elbowed him. "Lucas's fiancée is Lexi Montgomery."
I coughed out a laugh. "The Lexi Montgomery? The actress?"
"The one and only," Jacob said, grinning.
"You're fucking with me."
"Nope," Levi said, still grinning. "Dead serious."
I shook my head, disbelief warring with amusement. "What's the second surprise?"
Levi leaned in closer, his grin widening. "We're worth billions now, brother. Billions."
The word didn't compute.
Million was a number I could barely wrap my head around. Billion wasn't even in my mental vocabulary. I had no measuring stick for it.
"What does that mean?" I asked.
Lucas elbowed Caleb back. "It means we can do whatever the fuck we want. Forever."
That settled over me—heavy, strange, impossible.
