Her Brother's Reluctance To Leave

WHITNEY'S POV

After some seconds of my brother and I crying, we disengaged and gazed at each other.

"I'm sorry," he said as he wiped tears from his eyes.

"Sorry about what?" I asked.

"I'm sorry that I let my emotions get the better of me. I just couldn't control myself. I guess I have been holding myself from breaking down since I learned that son- of-a-bitch defiled and impregnated you. I'm a man and I should be able to control my emotions. I'm supposed to be a role model to you and shouldn't be crying in your presence," he said with an emotionally laden voice.

"You don't have to apologize and you don't have to suppress your emotions just because you are a man. Men don't always have to prove that they are strong by always holding back on their emotions. I think sometimes, they need to express their emotions. I don't think that would make them seem weak or less of a man," I said in a whisper.

"Yes, you are right. Indeed expressing our emotions doesn't make us less of a man. However,