As I stare at myself in the mirror, I picture her beside me, standing in front of the other sink, staring at me as if she wants to kill me while angrily brushing her teeth, and I can't help but smirk at the thought.
She may have easily riled me up earlier, but I can tell I managed to do the same to her.
It's clear we're both unhappy about our situation, but neither of us is going to pull out of the deal.
She made it clear she's going through with this because of her sister, and honestly, I'm doing the same thing, and obviously, she shares the same mindset as I do.
Just because we have to go through with this doesn't mean we're going to make it easy for each other. If anything, I'm going to make it as hard as I possibly can.
Chapter Six
Alicia
Running my hand through Jellybean's fur, I swipe at the lone tear that trickles down my cheek and nuzzle my face into her tan coat, giggling as she licks my ear.
"I'm going to miss you so much, baby girl," I whisper, scratching at her tiny head, careful not to dislodge the cute little bow that's clipped onto the hair between her pointed ears.
I barely managed to survive the last few days in London without her. As soon as we landed back in New York last night after the disastrous dinner we had, I raced home and spent the rest of the night cuddled up on the sofa with her.
My heart aches when I think about having to leave again tomorrow.
For the past two years, since I bought her, I've spent almost every day with Jellybean, and when my father told me it was best to leave her behind and not take her to London with me, I threw a fit.
Yes, it was childish, but it was justified.
She's my baby, and I don't want to be without her.
Eliana walks into my room and sighs when she sees my face buried into my Pomeranian's small body.
"Are you crying again?"
"No," I mutter, turning away from her as my tears soak into Jellybean's fur.
The bed beside me dips, and Ellie's arm slides around my waist as she pulls me into her side, ignoring the way my dog is growling at her for touching me.
"You know I'll take good care of her for you," she says. "And I'll FaceTime you every day so you can see each other."
"She's going to be a nightmare without me here," I tell her, sniffling and wiping away my tears as I lower Jellybean to the floor.
Straight away, she nips at my sister's ankle until Ellie moves her arm from around me.
"Maybe the distance will do you both some good. She might actually learn to like other people."
I laugh as Ellie rubs her ankle with a pained expression while Jellybean bounds over to her fluffy pink dog bed across the room, her little, dark eyes glued to mine.
"See, she has attachment issues. She's going to be so sad without me."
"If anyone has attachment issues, it's you. She's just territorial and seems to think if anyone's near you, they're trying to take you away from her."
"I blameel diablofor that. She was fine as a puppy, but after he locked her in that cupboard for hours and stopped me from getting her out, she's never been the same."
We both roll our eyes at the mention of our brother.
"I'm so glad you'll be away from him once you're in London. Hopefully, I will too if I can convincePapáto let me move in with Miguel."
"You really think it's a good idea to leavePapáalone in this house with Lenny?" I ask, cocking a brow.
She chuckles and nods her head.
