When everything is ready, and we are about to sit down to eat, Rachel comes over to me. “Ricky, I need to speak to you about something really important,” she says and I nod. “What’s wrong, princess?” I ask, as she sits me down at the table. Brady comes over and stands next to her and I frown. “Actually, we have something to tell you,” he says, and I nod for him to continue. “You know how much your friendship means to me, and how far we have come. You aren't just my friend, you are the brother I chose. I love your mom and dad like they were my own flesh and blood. But I have never seen Rachel as my sister. I love her more than my own life, but not as a brother would love a sister.” Brady says. I keep a passive mask on and don't say anything, I just let them speak. “What he is trying to

