Add in that it feels so damn good to have Mimi here that I want to kiss her again to thank her, and I’m a mess.
A complete disaster of complicated feelings.
“Leave. My grandmother. Out of this,” I manage to force out.
She holds up both hands. “Sure. I won’t talk to her anymore. But I make zero promises if she asks me a direct question. Manners and all that.”
I start to feel the lightheadedness take hold, and I remind myself to breathe.
My vision blurs in the corners, but I can still see her taking a sip of her water while she watches me like she knows what she’s doing to my blood pressure.
Breathe.
Breathe.
Water.
Fucking dammit. She was right about the water.
I sip. I breathe. My vision clears.
Are people watching?
Is fuckingChandlerwatching?
Christ.Fuck. He probably heard. He probably heard what everyone else heard.
Grey Cartwright was so overcome at the sight of his grandmother that he fainted dead away.
Motherfucking fucker, this isnothow any of this is supposed to go.
“Leave my grandmother alone,” I repeat to Sabrina, calmer.
Gotta stay calm.
She holds my gaze without blinking, which is the most fucking annoying thing about her. That woman can silently dare you to a staring contest and then win it without getting the slightest twitch in her eyelids.
Is it because she drinks so much coffee?
Or does she have staring contests with herself in the mirror? Is that her third-favorite pastime after drinking coffee and using her toothbrush?
“I know I should regret what I did, but I—” she starts, only to be interrupted by the moderator calling time.
I look at the dude to my right, who seems to think he’s taking my seat. “This one’s mine. Go around.”
“Yeah,Sabrina,” the dude says. He holds out a hand for a fist bump. “We knew it wouldn’t end with a one-night stand.”
“Jesus effing Darwin on a honeycomb,” I mutter.
She stifles a giggle while she waves the fist bump away. “Oh my god, that was adorable. And quite the mental image.”
I suck in another deep breath and down the rest of my water.
She refills the glass before I can move.
Fuck.
I am not in control here.
