Chương 5: Chapter 5

“The kind of job you do for the love of it, huh?”

“I am here for the love of it. My parents used to bring me up here every summer. It always seemed like a second home to me. I always wanted to have an excuse to make it my first home. Dealing with people is a necessary evil, unfortunately.”

“No, people are evil. Especially ex-boyfriends.”

Jay refilled his glass. “You don’t believe that, do you?”

“I do,” Nick said vehemently. “Austin knew I was planning something special for us this weekend. We’ve been looking forward to it for months, because we haven’t had any time for just the two of us since before Christmas. And he waited until we were already here, and I had everything unpacked before he said a word about breaking up.” He gestured helplessly toward the boom box. “I even brought that awful music he loves so much. Just for him. But did he care? No.” He downed the rest of his wine, smacking his lips a little when it was gone. “Because he’s an asshole.”