Before Sam went home she gave Justin the run down on her conclusion of Brandon's character. "That guy was totally jealous of you! And had a superiority complex, a chip on his shoulder, and is plain rude. There's no way a girl like Emily would stay with a guy like that long term."
Those words gave Justin hope but he still wasn't going to interfere in their relationship. Whether or not Emily broke up with Brandon wasn't his business. That being said…if they did he would be there right away to pick up the pieces. He couldn't bear seeing Emily upset about anything. He learned that years ago.
So to continue staying out of their business he threw himself even further into work. He wanted to get as much done as he could before school started again. His workload was pretty standard stuff for a few weeks until he got an email from Rachelle.
