(Sabrina's POV)
I pull him back into a hug before he can work himself up more. "Thank you for defending me."
"I'm serious, Mom. If she's mean to you, I'm going to tell her she can't be my Granny. Ethan will too. He loves you."
"I know he does."
"Then why are you scared?"
Because love doesn't always trump over family. Because I've seen what happens when someone has to choose. Because Dustin chose Jessica over me and if Ethan has to choose between Kate and me, what if he—
No.
I stop that thought before it can finish.
Ethan isn't Dustin. This situation isn't the same. I know that.
But knowing it and believing it are two different things.
"I'm not scared," I tell Jake. "I'm just nervous. There's a difference."
He doesn't look convinced, but he doesn't push it either. Instead, he pic
