Kaila asked Nyla K.:

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The thing about "what ifs" is that they are infinite. There are infinite possibilities based on the things that happen in life, and unfortunately we'll never know exactly what would have happened if certain things had happened differently.

That said, to give some form of an answer lol, I personally think that if Damien had made it to Lazarus's house that day, they would have talked, possibly gotten physical, but ultimately decided that there was no possible way for them to be together when Lazarus was still in love with Traci (which he was. I want to make that clear. It's fully possible to be in love with more than one person at once, and Lazarus Weston's heart is big enough to hold so much that he was never able to give before.) Lazarus also would have realized that it wasn't possible for him to be with Traci knowing how Damien felt, and the last thing he would ever want to do is tear apart the two people who mean most to him in the world.

So Lazarus would leave. Knowing his head and heart like I do, I feel that Lazarus would disappear, punishing himself with heartbreak in order to save the relationship between his best friend and his daughter.

The reason why Lazarus blocked Traci's number after his fight with Damien was for the exact reason that Merci suggested: damage control. He didn't want Damien to think he was still talking to Traci while attempting to get his best friend to forgive him. He was thinking strictly as a friend at this point. It had nothing to do with him feeling any less for Traci, I assure you.

The fight with Damien put his lusting after Traci on hold, but believe me, it didn't nullify his feelings in any way.

But in regards to the first part, this is only my own theory. Many events of the book are open to interpretation because, as I stated, there is no way to truly know what "would have happened if..."

I highly recommend reading the Author's Note at the end of the book, because I give a bit of an explanation there. And a slight tease about what we might see in the future...

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