“Your sister adores you,” Oliver says softly. “And she and I have been over for a long, long time.”
I swallow hard.
I know both of those things.
I know Oliver doesn’t want her back.
I know she was willing to take him back for all of the wrong reasons.
And I don’t know what I’ll do if she decides she wants nothing more to do with me after this.
Be grateful for Bea, I remind myself.
Except it’s not enough. I want both of them, both Bea and Margot, sister of my heart and sister my whole life.
I don’twantto sacrifice my relationship with my sister.
I don’twanther to move on from tolerating me too.
Margot was there my entire childhood.
She’s held my hand through relationship heartbreak. She’s stood between our parents and me when I messed up. She’s bailed me out of jail.
She’s always been there for me.
And here I am, sleeping with her ex on a road trip after she was making noise about wanting him back.
My eyes sting and my lungs burn.
Oliver’s grip on me stays tight. Like he’s trying to hold me together.
I take one deep breath.
Then another.
And another, and another, until I’ve put myself in the right frame of mind to dial Margot’s number.
29
THIS IS GOING TO GET AWKWARD
Oliver
It’s killingme that I can’t do this for Daphne.
I’ve known her most of my life on a surface level.
This week, I feel like I’ve finally seen her for who she is.
She’s a fighter. No, a warrior. A warrior intent on saving the world and supporting the people she loves with that enormous heart of hers.
Impulsive, but not reckless.
At least, I hadn’t considered her reckless until right now.
And that’s on me.
I wanted her, and she dove right in without hesitation.
