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“I might.”
He reached out a finger and pushed my hair away from my face. “You can’t fix this, you know. There’s no point in losing sleep.”
“I can’t let it go, either. What am I supposed to do, Sebastian? How do I choose between you and my brother?”
He leaned forward until his lips hovered over mine. “Who said you had to choose? I’m here. You’re here. He’s fine.”
“But for how long?”
Groaning, he leaned his forehead against mine. “I don’t know. I can’t answer that tonight.”
“Can you promise me—”
“No.” He cut me off. “And don’t ask. You don’t have the right to ask me that. You don’t have the right.”
“He’s my brother. I have every right. What kind of person would I be if I didn’t try?”
“I’m not a therapist, Princess. I can’t answer those questions.”
We stared at each other in the dark. “You’re going to have to do better than that.”
Sebastian rolled onto his back. “I never promised you anything, Princess. I can’t let go of this.”
“Not even for me?”
He didn’t answer.
After a few minutes of his silence, I rolled over to face the cheap square clock, and the muted image of an ugly owl. A few minutes later, the tears started again. I sniffed, trying to hold them back.
The bed swayed as Sebastian’s weight adjusted. He stood up and started to leave the room.
A crack of light appeared in the doorway as he paused with his back still to me. “Something has come up. We’ll be returning to Connecticut sooner than I planned.”
“When?”
“A day or two. I’ll let you know.”
The cold had returned to his voice. He closed the door, and I rolled over onto his side of the bed to soak up the warmth and what was left of Sebastian’s scent before his body heat dissipated.
I spent the next hour trying to fall asleep. I should have been happy about going home. I needed to get my shop running, but now that ambition didn’t feel as important as it had three days ago.
