With You Forever (Bergman Brothers, #4)

by Chloe Liese

“I didn’t want you to worry. Then. Now. Ever. Please don’t, Willa. I’m really okay—” “You don’t have to be,” she says firmly. “You don’t have to be ‘okay’ for us to be okay, Rooney. You are allowed to have a tough time and be in pain, just like you made space for me to do so for fucking years.” I wipe my eyes as tears spill over. “I just never want you to worry.” “I will,” she says gently, holding my gaze. “And that’s okay, too. You’re not responsible for my feelings. I get to worry about you because I love you. And I will say that these past few years of therapy have helped me with more than grief and the shit from childhood. They’ve helped me cope with all kinds of challenges that come when trying to have healthy relationships. Managing my concern for my best friend just got added to that list, and that’s a good thing.” I hang my head and take a deep breath. “You’re making me feel like I need therapy.” “Oh, you do.” Willa says as she sits back. “Everyone does. Therapy should be as commonplace as annual physicals and regular dental cleanings. How have you not been in therapy? You’re the one who convinced me to go.”