“I want you, Bash.” My throat tightens but I power through. “I want you as you are, all the broken pieces as they come. I want to help you put them all back together. I don’t want you to do that alone. Please don’t push me away. I––I hope that things between you and my dad, and you and Cade get better, because, I’m sorry but they’re in my life for good, but I want you to be a permanent fixture too.”
