“I’ll get right on that.”
She laughs. “Do you want some wine?”
“Only if you’re going to pour it.”
She looks around my apartment. “Is the kitchen through there?”
I nod, and she gets up and disappears around the corner.
My chest feels like there’s a hole where my heart used to be.It’s like someone used a spoon to scoop out my organ and throw it away.
I close my eyes and imagine how long it might take me to feel better again.Days? Weeks? Months?
Ever?
Sienna reappears with two coffee mugs. She shrugs. “It was all I could find.”
“Yeah, I don’t think I actually have wine glasses.”
She sits down and looks at me like I’m crazy.
“What?” I ask, watching her open the bottle. “I don’t drink a ton. I have to stay sober to keep people out of prison.”
She hands me a glass of a deep, burgundy-colored drink. “That’s so noble of you.”
“I’ll be able to tell my nieces and nephews one day that I was an honorable, noble woman until I met this guy on vacation, and he ruined my life.”
She shakes her head. “You know, you’re much more dramatic than I would’ve guessed.”
“I don’t know why you’re surprised. I am Lance’s sister.”
We both laugh.
I take a sip of my wine and then rest my head on the pillows again. It feels good to have some distance between Holt and me. It’s easier to process.
It’s easier, too, having Sienna here.
I look at her and smile. “Thanks.”
“For what?” She curls her legs up under her. “For the wine? Don’t thank me. Thank Machlan. I took it from his bar.”
It feels good to smile. I was afraid I wouldn’t smile again for a long time.
“Thank you for coming all the way up here,” I tell her. “You didn’t have to do that.”
“No. I did.”
“You could’ve called me from home. Or met me for lunch tomorrow.”
She sets her glass down. “You still don’t get it.”
“Get what?”
“Blaire,we’re friends. If you need me, I’m going to be there. I would’ve flown to Savannah if you needed me … although Walker probably would’ve come, and I’m one hundred percent sure that he could take Holt with one punch.”
She makes a face that makes me laugh.
“I was this close to sending my sister, Camilla, over to check on you,” Sienna says. “I was afraid that would freak you out, though.”
