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him, though her brain
told her it was impossible. She hoped the distance between them would help her
forget, erase all the love. She was wrong.
Victoria sat on the leather lime-colored chair at
Crazy Bear and stared blankly at her silent phone on the glass table. The
chatter in the bar mixed with the dance music, but she was a deaf, frozen,
beautiful creature, suspended in time. Life moved in slow motion around her,
and she had one single thought on her mind—the phone.
“Vicky?” Kim frowned at her sister.
Victoria blinked and snapped back from her numb state.
“Yes?” she said, and turned to face her sister.
The ginger-haired woman had the same enchanting green
eyes as hers, and right now, they were piercing her.
“Stop with the serial-killer look, would you?”
Victoria forced a smile.
“You’re not listening to me,” Kim complained.
“That’s not true.”
“Really? What was the last thing I said?”
Victoria closed her eyes briefly. Her sister could be
such a pain in the ass, but right now, she had a point. “Tony, the DJ,” she
said, aware of her desperate shot in the dark.
“You are the worst sister ever.” Kim sighed in
exasperation. “That was fifteen minutes ago.” She pouted and folded her arms.
Victoria smiled at her younger sister. Kim had been
using the same tactic since she was six. “I’m sorry. You’re right. I am the
worst sister ever.” The warmth in Victoria’s eyes melted the ice.
“Never mind.” Her sister leaned closer. The sudden
mood change wasn’t a surprise. Kim was a tornado with fiery curls, young,
fearless, independent, crazy, open-minded, bright, and carefree. And if
Victoria possessed a spark of all that, Kim had the whole blazing fire in her.
“Now,” she said seriously, “will you tell me what’s
wrong with you?”
Victoria’s eyes shifted. “I don’t know what you mean.”
I mean,” her sister started like talking to a toddler,
“the last time I saw you, you looked truly happy and full of life. Now,” she
paused, “you look lost. Is it your hotel project?”
“No.” Victoria turned away in a desperate attempt to
hide her inner pain.
“It’s a man, isn’t it?” Kim asked quietly, and then
her eyes sparkled, full of curiosity. “Tell me all about him!”
“It’s not what you think.”
“Oh, then it is about a man. Go on! Talk!”
“There is nothing to talk about. He’s just a friend.”
Was she trying to convince Kim or herself?
“But you’re clearly into him,” Kim persisted.
“You know what people say—curiosity killed the cat.”
Victoria forced a smile.
“Ha, ha. You won’t get away so easily. I’m your
sister. You can tell me.” Kim’s face was transformed by the glowing love in her
green eyes. Maybe it was time Victoria confide in someone. Ian had been her
most private secret. She had kept him, and their friendship, far away from
prying eyes. She had wanted to keep their bubble of happiness forever. But then
love had messed everything up. Now she felt the weight on her shoulders and
couldn’t hide the longing in her eyes. If she couldn’t trust her own sister,
who could she trust?
“It’s complicated,” she breathed out.
“It always is.”
“No, I mean he’s a friend, the best male one I’ve ever
had. It’s wrong.”
“Really? I’m not buying this.” Kim paused. “Is he
married?”
“No, Kim.”
“What then? Girlfriend? Kids?”
Victoria just shook her head in denial.
“Is he gay?”
“That’s it, Kim. This conversation is over.”
“You can keep me guessing or you can tell me. And I’m
not done.”
Victoria glanced over to her phone, and the black
display made her heart sink. Ian had been back home for two days, and not a
single beep had come in her direction. There were days when she hated the hold
he had over her. Did she open the Pandora’s Box with their almost-kiss?
“Vicky, talk to me! If this guy has hurt you, I’ll
break his nose. I promise you!” Kim’s eyes
told her it was impossible. She hoped the distance between them would help her
forget, erase all the love. She was wrong.
Victoria sat on the leather lime-colored chair at
Crazy Bear and stared blankly at her silent phone on the glass table. The
chatter in the bar mixed with the dance music, but she was a deaf, frozen,
beautiful creature, suspended in time. Life moved in slow motion around her,
and she had one single thought on her mind—the phone.
“Vicky?” Kim frowned at her sister.
Victoria blinked and snapped back from her numb state.
“Yes?” she said, and turned to face her sister.
The ginger-haired woman had the same enchanting green
eyes as hers, and right now, they were piercing her.
“Stop with the serial-killer look, would you?”
Victoria forced a smile.
“You’re not listening to me,” Kim complained.
“That’s not true.”
“Really? What was the last thing I said?”
Victoria closed her eyes briefly. Her sister could be
such a pain in the ass, but right now, she had a point. “Tony, the DJ,” she
said, aware of her desperate shot in the dark.
“You are the worst sister ever.” Kim sighed in
exasperation. “That was fifteen minutes ago.” She pouted and folded her arms.
Victoria smiled at her younger sister. Kim had been
using the same tactic since she was six. “I’m sorry. You’re right. I am the
worst sister ever.” The warmth in Victoria’s eyes melted the ice.
“Never mind.” Her sister leaned closer. The sudden
mood change wasn’t a surprise. Kim was a tornado with fiery curls, young,
fearless, independent, crazy, open-minded, bright, and carefree. And if
Victoria possessed a spark of all that, Kim had the whole blazing fire in her.
“Now,” she said seriously, “will you tell me what’s
wrong with you?”
Victoria’s eyes shifted. “I don’t know what you mean.”
I mean,” her sister started like talking to a toddler,
“the last time I saw you, you looked truly happy and full of life. Now,” she
paused, “you look lost. Is it your hotel project?”
“No.” Victoria turned away in a desperate attempt to
hide her inner pain.
“It’s a man, isn’t it?” Kim asked quietly, and then
her eyes sparkled, full of curiosity. “Tell me all about him!”
“It’s not what you think.”
“Oh, then it is about a man. Go on! Talk!”
“There is nothing to talk about. He’s just a friend.”
Was she trying to convince Kim or herself?
“But you’re clearly into him,” Kim persisted.
“You know what people say—curiosity killed the cat.”
Victoria forced a smile.
“Ha, ha. You won’t get away so easily. I’m your
sister. You can tell me.” Kim’s face was transformed by the glowing love in her
green eyes. Maybe it was time Victoria confide in someone. Ian had been her
most private secret. She had kept him, and their friendship, far away from
prying eyes. She had wanted to keep their bubble of happiness forever. But then
love had messed everything up. Now she felt the weight on her shoulders and
couldn’t hide the longing in her eyes. If she couldn’t trust her own sister,
who could she trust?
“It’s complicated,” she breathed out.
“It always is.”
“No, I mean he’s a friend, the best male one I’ve ever
had. It’s wrong.”
“Really? I’m not buying this.” Kim paused. “Is he
married?”
“No, Kim.”
“What then? Girlfriend? Kids?”
Victoria just shook her head in denial.
“Is he gay?”
“That’s it, Kim. This conversation is over.”
“You can keep me guessing or you can tell me. And I’m
not done.”
Victoria glanced over to her phone, and the black
display made her heart sink. Ian had been back home for two days, and not a
single beep had come in her direction. There were days when she hated the hold
he had over her. Did she open the Pandora’s Box with their almost-kiss?
“Vicky, talk to me! If this guy has hurt you, I’ll
break his nose. I promise you!” Kim’s eyes
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