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“Of course you do,” Torie scolded. “It’s ingrained in us because we were raised that way. You just haven’t practiced it for a while. You’re a stubborn guy, Chase. You’ve never hesitated if you wanted something. Be persistent. I think Vanna backed away from you because she was scared, not because she didn’t want to spend time with you.”
“I’m trying to be her friend and advisor,” I protested.
“And how’s that working out?” she pushed.
Fuck!I knew it completely sucked, but I didn’t have a lot of options.
There were things Torie didn’t know about and didn’t understand, and I wasn’t about to try to explainthatto my sister.
Not now.
Probably not…ever.
“It’s working out well enough,” I shot back irritably.
She stood as she said, “Keep telling yourself that. Maybe you’ll start to believe it.”
“What in the hell do you want me to do?” I asked sharply.
She glared at me. “If the way you feel about Vanna has really changed, then nothing. But if you care about her, now’s the time to show her. She could use some of that right now.”
“I care, dammit!” I growled.
Torie shot me a satisfied smile. “Then be the relentless brother I know and love.”
Without another word, my little sister sauntered out of my office and closed the door behind her.
I leaned back in my office chair with a groan, feeling like my guts had been turned inside out.
Maybe Ihadmade a mistake by limiting the length of time I spent with Vanna.
I was under the impression that she wanted it that way while she tried to get herself back together physically and emotionally.
She already had people coming in and out of the house every day to try to help her heal.
But what if she really is lonely and needs someone beside her who gives a shit about what happens to her?
It wasn’t like I didn’t wonder how she was doing every fucking moment of the day right now.
So much of what Torie had said made sense. Well, except for the part where she assumed that Vanna had ran away from me in Vegas because she was scared.
Vanna Anderson had never had an issue telling me exactly how she felt.
Except…shehadseemed a little off-kilter that day, especially after I’d asked her to spend the next day with me.
Her rejection had nagged at me ever since, but I’d never considered that I’d simply made her uncomfortable because I wasn’t the kind of guy she normally dated.
Fuck it!I had promised to be her friend and advisor.
Yeah, I’d done my duty as an advisor, but I’d hesitated to push myself on her to be a friend.
What if Torie is right? What if Vanna really needs someone other than her best friend right now? What if distance is the last thing she needs at this point in her recovery? What if having a male friend to tell her she’s gorgeous would actually help her?
If Vanna needed someone, I’d gladly give her everything I had.
Problem was, I just wasn’t quite sure how to offer it.
Suddenly, my sister’s words broke through my hesitancy.
