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“You worry too much, baby,” I whispered. Combing my fingers through her hair—an act of reassurance I used to do when we were young—I placed a light kiss on her forehead.
Savannah had been just sixteen when our parents died. When I finally arrived home from college, after getting the heart-breaking news, she and I had climbed into our parents’ bed and held each other as we cried. I felt the same need to ease her troubled mind as I did back then.
“You’ve never shut me out like that before, Mel. I can’t help it.”
“I wasn’t trying to shut you out, baby. I just needed some time to sort it out is all.”
“Was it Joshua?”
“Yes.”
“So, what happened? Was it something bad?”
“No. Totally the opposite,” I confessed.
She rose on her elbow and looked down at me as a sly grin lit up her face. “He matters to you, doesn’t he?”
“Oh please,” I scoffed. “It was one night. One night I’ll never forget.”
Dammit, I needed to shut my mouth. If I gave her the tiniest crumb, she’d want the whole slice of bread.
“It happens like that, you know?”
“What happens?”
“Love,” she giggled.
I grabbed the pseudo-Joshua-pillow next to me and smacked her with it. “I’m not in love, Sanna, geezzz.”
“How do you know? You always run away before you get the chance to find out.”
“Zing. Ouch. You nasty little brat,” I groused, hitting her with the heavy foam a second time.
With a squeal, she snatched it from my hands and hit me back.
“Uncle,” I laughed when she brought the pillow back for another blow.
“You’re such a girl,” Sanna drawled with a grin.
“Thank you,” I laughed. “What time is it? Did I miss breakfast?”
“Uh, yeah. It’s one o’clock in the afternoon, sleeping beauty. Oh, there’s plenty of food in the kitchen if you’re hungry. But that’s not why I came up to roust your lazy ass out of bed. We need to get to Maurizio’s at three to set up the decorations.”
“Decorations? That’s right. The bachelorette party is tonight, isn’t it?”
“Yep. How much time do you need to get ready?”
“Not long if you’ll give me some privacy.” I grinned.
“I bet Scotty will be happy to see you,” she taunted as she rolled out of bed.
“Out,” I growled and pointed to the door.
“You’re such a party pooper now that you’re in love.”
I gasped. “Shut the…I am not in love. Now get out of here before I hit you with the pillow again.”
Sanna laughed as she left the room. I could still hear her giggling as she made her way down the hall.
