“Sorry,” he said, closing his laptop. He had just moved up his flight to the next morning. There was no point in staying here any longer. He was only torturing himself. “My mind was literally miles away.”

“So how are you feeling about the move? Excited?” Landon walked farther into the guest bedroom.

Hating to lie to his brother, Seth shrugged his shoulders. “Did you have a chance to check out the website? What do you think?”

“It’s better than I could’ve imagined. I like to just go there and stare at the pictures sometimes.” Landon laughed. “I really appreciate all the effort you put into it. Thank you, little bro.”

“You should thank Tara, too. She was a huge help. Did you know she majored in graphic design?”

“Yeah, Aubrey mentioned it.” His older brother scratched his chin. “So you guys worked on the website together?”

“We did. She’ll be happy you like it so much.” The thought of Tara feeling happy brought a ghost of a smile to his face. “Don’t forget to tell her.”

“I won’t.” Landon’s eyebrows furrowed together as he stared down at his feet. Seth knew him well enough to know what was coming. “You haven’t been yourself the last couple days.”

“No, I haven’t.” There was no denying it. Seth was heartbroken, and he did nothing to hide it.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

“Not really.”

“Seth—”

“I’m kidding. I don’t mind unloading some of it.” Seth got up from his chair and paced the floor. There was no point sugarcoating it. “I got jilted.”

“Jilted? Were you in a relationship I didn’t know about?”

“Well, yes, but it’s not what you think. I didn’t purposely keep it from you. You just weren’t around. I started dating her when you guys went on your honeymoon.”

“You started something knowing you were leaving in a month? Did she—whoever she is—know about that?”

“Of course. We agreed to go out a few times while I was here, and end it when I left. It was supposed to be a fun distraction for both of us.”

“Then how could you have been jilted?”

“Well, you see,” Seth said with a wry smile, “I fell in love with her, and told her I wanted to stay with her.”

“Holy shit.” Landon plopped down onto the chair Seth had occupied a couple minutes ago. “You fell in love.”

“Hopelessly so.” Seth leaned against the opposite wall and crossed his arms over his chest. “I don’t think I’ve ever been in love before. Not like this. I finally understand why you were such a wreck when Aubrey left you.”

“I almost lost my mind,” Landon agreed. “How … how are you doing?”

“I’m devastated. I hurt everywhere. Even my hair hurts, which is really weird.” Seth laughed quietly. He just missed Tara so much.

“I know how that feels.” Landon hesitated. “I can see how devastated you are, and I’m worried about you. But you don’t seem like a man who just lost the woman he loves. In fact, you seem more like a person who’s found himself. Am I making any sense?”