I would never see Alec as an inconvenience. If he needed me, I’d drop everything to be there. That was how we’d always been and I didn’t see it changing any time soon. I loved him. He was a brother to me. All that aside, he’d thrown my carefully made plans into disarray and now I felt like I might be sick. I’d scheduled today down to the hour. I’d work, leave early, and then start getting ready. I’d given myself three hours to do so to combat the anxiety spiral I knew I’d descend into. I’d even