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cheeks at the thought of Fent. I wish I could wrap my arms around him right now and tell him I didn’t mean anything I said to him. He has enough people in his life that talk down to him. I shouldn’t be one of them.
    I pull up to my apartment and practically run upstairs. Phoebe opens the door before I get a chance to grab my keys out of my purse.
    “Piper, what is going on?”
    “Let’s go inside, it is a long story.” I follow her in the house and drop my purse on the table just inside the door. We sit on the couch and I wonder where I should begin.
    “Just spit it out,” she answers my unspoken question.
    “Phoebe, Frank is Fenton’s father.”
    “Wow! I wasn’t expecting that. I though he told you and Dad he didn’t have family?”
    “He lied.” I go into detail about everything that has happened today and what Fenton told me last night about his brother. I pour my heart out to her, just as Fent did with me. Even as I am recalling the story, I feel numb. I still can’t believe everything that has happened.
    “So, where is his mother?”
    “From what I gathered today, she is no longer living. And from the sounds of it, her death wasn’t pretty. Frank said she died of a broken heart but Fent said she didn’t get the help she needed. I think they were a completely broken family after his brother was killed and didn’t know how to help one another. It’s sad that neither of them can hold up their white flag so they can begin to heal. Witnessing how they treat each other really makes me appreciate how close we are.”
    “How are you going to go to work tomorrow after all of this?”
    “Well…I’m not.” I can’t look her in the eye. I’m so ashamed of the way things happened. I’m usually the sister who has her shit together, not the girl who quits her job because of a guy.
    “Why not?”
    “Frank gave me an ultimatum: continue working for James and stop seeing Fent or go after Fent and lose my job.”
    Her silence is killing me. However, my eyes stay trained on the floor as she doesn’t need to see the shame in them. I’ve been less than supportive of the lifestyle she’s chosen for herself and now I feel I’m in the same position. So, I need to ready myself for the same disappointed speech I usually give her.
    “I am proud of you, Piper.” Relief and regret wash over me. If anyone understands my line of thinking, it’s Phoebe. I’ll admit, I was expecting more of a hard time before she gave me her approval.
    “Thank you. I knew you’d understand. I guess I owe you an apology.”
    “What? Why?”
    “I constantly badger you about the life you lead, thinking with your heart instead of your head. Now that I’ve experienced it, I know why you do.”
    “Nonsense. You have no reason to apologize to me. I did try to warn you because I knew you didn’t have experience but that is a lesson everyone needs in order to appreciate a great relationship. Just know you made the right decision. I know you are the type who has to have everything planned out but know everything happens for a reason. We may not know what that reason is yet but it will present itself in the right time. Although you and Fenton parting ways is probably for the best, Frank shouldn’t feel like he can dictate what you do outside of work.”
    “Yeah, but now I’ve lost Fenton and my job. I knew from the beginning being with him was going to cause issues but I never dreamed they would be this deep. I was ready to keep our work relationship professional; however, too many people made it their business to call attention to it. I only wish I didn’t feel as though the decision was for nothing. But Phebes, Frank treats his son with so much disdain it makes you wonder how he conducts business, you know? I need to work for a company that has morals.”
    “I understand. So, where is Fent?”
    “I’m not sure,” I sigh.
    “What do you mean? I thought you left James so you could be with him?”
    “Listen, it got really