“So what made you finally decide to go for it?”
“Last chances and all that. We were both finally single at the same time and both still wanted the exact same thing: each other. I guess we decided to stop worrying so much about everybody else and do what makes us happy. I have to follow my heart, no matter what Liberty Falls thinks.” I make a face. “To be honest, I’m still working on that part.”
Sheldon clears his throat. “You don’t have to answer this, but when Jenson got married? I’m assuming the reason you skipped out was because…”
I nod. “Too painful.” I look away from him and out the window. Summer’s nearly over, and I feel nostalgic for a moment, the way I always do when a season’s coming to a close. My secret with Jenson is coming to a close. No more private rendezvous, no more nights out with Sheldon and Cara where Sheldon thinks we’re just friends. That chapter is done and over with. And even though I called it torturous, it was such a part of my identity that I actually feel a sense of emptiness for the end. I’m so excited to turn the page, though, and I know it’s beyond time.
Sheldon taps my leg, and I look back at him. “I’m happy for you, Olive. More than happy. I’m super stoked. Not that you need me to be, not that it matters…”
“It matters.” I smile at him. “It does.”
“Love you, baby sister,” he says.
