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She frowned. “Why not? If you want your dreams to become reality, then you need to worry about them more.”
“How am I supposed to even integrate him into my life with all this crazy going on? Not to mention the first few months would be long distance until everything with Ben is sorted out.” I shook my head, telling myself it wasn’t possible. “It wouldn’t be fair on either of us nor would we survive it.”
She wrapped her hand around mine. “You don’t know that, Soph. You’re defeated before you’ve even tried.” She licked her lips and eyed me for a second. “That pig really did a number on you, didn’t he?”
“Next time you don’t like a boyfriend, I’m listening to you.” I gulped down the rest of my drink and held my glass out for more. “Anyway, how long are you here for?”
“Well,” she said, refilling my glass. “It’s a good job I already pre-approved Brady.” She gave me a cheeky wink. “I’m here until you’re well enough to go back home.”
“Love you,” I said, wiping away a tear.
“Love you, too. Silly old moo.”
We giggled and took swigs of our drinks. Before we could continue the conversation, a quiet tap came from the door. Frowning, I hobbled towards the door, telling Zoe to stop fussing as she tried to help me.
“Hey.”
My heart thumped in my chest as I saw my handsome cowboy staring back at me. “Hi.”
He wore a small smile until he noticed the glass in my hand. “You shouldn’t be drinking with your medication.” He pushed the door open and narrowed his eyes on Zoe. “Might have known you’d have something to do with this.”
She lifted her glass and grinned. “Nice to see you, too, gorgeous.”
Turning his attention back to me, his mellow edge hardened. “How many have you had?”
I scratched my head and giggled. “Um, three? Or is it two? Nope, three.”
“I think that’s enough,” he said, reaching for my glass. “Otherwise you’re going to make yourself ill.”
Snatching my glass back, I shot him a killer glare. “Who put you in charge of what I do and don’t do?”
“No-one, but clearly its needed.”
Anger began bubbling beneath the surface. “Oh, really? Please indulge me.”
His dark eyes held a glassy stare, silently killing me. “Don’t make this anything it doesn’t need to be, Sophie. Just stop drinking. Please. You’ve had enough, and you need some rest.”
“No,” I said, stabbing a finger in his chest. “I know what I do and don’t want. And I also told you earlier that I needed some space away from you.” I put my glass down on the small table behind the door. My world was beginning to sway, and I needed to steady myself with both hands on the doorframe. “What are you doing here anyway?”
“I came to make sure you were ok and didn’t need anything before you went to sleep.”
“Awww,” Zoe said, breaking the growing tension. “Soooo cute.”
I tried not to laugh at her but found it difficult. “I appreciate your concern, but I’m fine, thank you. If I need anything, I have Zoe.”
“Wooo!” she said.
I turned around in time to see her lift her glass up a little too high above her head. When she looked up at it, she titled backwards and promptly fell off the bed. Shrieks of laughter came from the other side of the bed along with an empty glass rolling across the floor.
“I’m taking her back to the main house,” Brady said, trying to push past me. “It’s not safe for you to be left alone, needing care, in the company of someone that’s as out of it as she is.”
“Brady,” I said, placing a hand on his chest. “I’m fine. I don’t need you interfering. It’s not like I asked you here, is it?”
“You just want me to leave you to fend for yourself?”
“I’m perfectly safe. What’s the worst that can happen?”
“Anything can happen!” His nostrils flared, and he clenched his jaw. “I’d have thought your little escapade in the desert would have taught you that, at least.”
