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“Yep. On my last night there after I broke up with Jess. It wasn’t planned. It just happened. I really like her a lot.”
“Okay. So, where is she from? Did you get her number?”
“Life is a little complicated for her right now.”
“How so?”
“She comes from a very controlling family, and she left her fiancé at the altar on their wedding day to go on a journey of self-discovery. So, I have no clue where she went when she left Hawaii.”
The waitress walked over and cleared our plates from the table.
“Can I get you anything else?”
“Another round of scotch for me and my friend.”
“Coming right up.” She winked at me.
“I think someone likes you.” Liam smirked.
I rolled my eyes. “I can’t even explain the connection I felt with Jillian. I don’t know, man. I’ve never felt like this before towards someone. It’s really bothering me.”
“Sounds to me like you’re in love. Maybe for the first real time in your life.” He smiled.
“I don’t know. But what I do know is that I want to see her again. I gave her my number before leaving in case she needed anything.”
“Maybe that was her who called.”
“Nah. It didn’t sound like her at all. She’s never going to call, and I need to accept that. She’s doing her own thing and finding herself. I’m sure she hasn’t even given me another thought.”
“I’m sorry, man, but chin up. Plenty of other women in the world would love to go out with you.”
“What if I would have said that to you about Avery?” I picked up my drink.
His narrowed eye continued to stare at me for a moment. “It’s that serious?”
“It is.”
* * *
Jillian
I awoke to my ringing phone, and when I looked at the clock, it was six thirty a.m.
“Noah, what’s wrong?” I asked.
“I brought Kristen to the ER a couple of hours ago. She had a fever of 104.9, and she was hallucinating.”
“I’m on my way. Which hospital are you at?”
“Mount Sinai. Text me when you get here, and I’ll find you. I think they’re getting ready to take her up to a room.”
“Okay.”
I quickly jumped out of bed, threw on some clothes, and brushed my hair. Grabbing my purse, I flew out the door and hailed a cab.
“Mount Sinai,” I told the cab driver as I climbed inside.
A nervous feeling ran deep inside me. I was scared for my sister and my nerves were getting the best of me.
