Dammit.I’m obviously still not thinking about anything other than Lisa’s lover.
“I really need to talk to Maya. I was about to call her when you called me. ”
The corners of her lips dip into a slight frown. I know she wants me to confide in her but I can’t. If I tell Frannie that I saw a hot stranger without his pants on, half of San Francisco will know about it by noon.
She can’t keep a secret and I don’t need the added burden of having to explain to my dad what happened last night.
He’s as old-fashioned as they come and in his world, a woman should be living at home until she’s married.
Frannie did. Maya didn’t. Instead, she moved across the country to New York City. I followed.
“Fine.” She takes another sip of her coffee, waving the mug in front of the camera. “I am the world’s greatest sister. I know you feel closer to Maya because you two live in the same city, but I love you as much as she does.”
That tugs at my heart. “I love you too, Frannie. You know that I do.”
“I know.” She tilts her head to the left. “I’m here if you need me. You can tell me anything.”
I can’t.
How do I tell her that when I woke up this morning I could hear the distinctive sound of a man’s voice? I got out of bed, opened my bedroom door a crack and caught sight of the black-haired, blue-eyed, tattooed sex god from last night walking shirtless around my living room talking on a cell phone.
He was only wearing jeans. No shirt, no shoes, just sexiness for days.
I didn’t say anything to him. I went back to bed and by the time I got up thirty minutes later he was nowhere to be seen.
I might have spent that half hour taking care of myself with my battery-operated boyfriend while thinking about Lisa’s lover.
I shouldn’t feel guilty about that, but I do.
“Tilly?” Frannie’s voice breaks through my thoughts. “You’re drifting away again.”
I smile. “I’m jet-lagged, Fran. I’ll call you tonight. Have fun at the zoo today.”
“Have fun doing whatever you ran back to New York to do.” She leans closer to the screen before her voice falls to a whisper. “Or whoever you ran back to do.”
Before I have a chance to say another word, she ends the video call by blowing me a kiss.
I immediately dial Maya’s number but she doesn’t pick up. I curse under my breath and call Julian, her fiancé. He’s always told me to reach out if I can’t get in touch with Maya, but it rings straight to his voicemail too.
I stifle a frustrated scream, race to my bathroom and jump into the shower so I can track down my older sister. I need to tell someone what I saw last night before I burst.
CHAPTER THREE
Tilly
“Wait, what?”I stare at Maya’s lips. “Say it slower this time, Maya. I think I heard you wrong. “
“I hope I heard you wrong. “Maya’s fiancé, Julian Bishop, turns from where he’s standing in the kitchen of their apartment. His hand runs through his black hair. “Maya, tell me that you didn’t just say that you agreed to let Sebastian move into Tilly’s place.”
She shrugs. “I did, Julian.”
“Why?” He stalks toward where we’re standing near the doorway. “Maya, we talked about this repeatedly. I love you more than anything, but you can’t change fate.”
She kisses his cheek. “I have told you for months now that Tilly is perfect for Sebastian. This is my way of testing that theory. It benefits Tilly and Sebastian. She can cover rent and he has a place to live. For now, they’re just roommates.”
Her words float over me in a haze of confusion.
I’m still stuck back where she told me that the man I found in my apartment last night is Sebastian Wolf. I didn’t get a chanceto explain that I saw every inch of him before she blurted out that she agreed to let him move in with me.
