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“Court.” I’m breathless by the time I finally answer the phone, nervous energy coursing through me.
I hadn’t expected to hear from her, though I have yet to discover why I actually am.
“Hey, Bree.” Her voice is soft, sad even, and it chips at my heart a little bit more.
“Hey,” I reply, not really sure what to say.
“I needed to call you,” she starts. “But now I’m not really sure why.”
“I’m so sorry, Courtney,” I blurt, tears instantly stinging the back of my eyes. “I should’ve told you how I felt from the beginning. I should’ve been honest with you.”
“Yes, you should have.” She sighs.
“I love him.” I don’t mean to say it, but I also can’t deny how good it feels to say either.
“I know you do. And he loves you, more than I think even you realize.” Her words do more than just shock me, and it takes me several moments to form a response.
“You’ve talked to him?”
“I have. And I guess that’s why I’m calling.” She pauses for a long moment. “I want you to follow your heart, Bree. I want you to be happy. If Ant makes you happy, then I want that for you.”
“Court,” I start, but she cuts me off.
“Just let me say this,” she continues when I don’t object. “What you did was wrong on so many levels. I never thought you’d lie to me, keep something like this from me, and to be honest, you kind of broke my heart. And not because you’re in love with Anthony, but because you kept it from me. All I’ve ever wanted was for you to be happy. After everything you’ve been through, Bree, you deserve that. You deserve it more than anyone I’ve ever known. I wish you trusted in me enough to know I would’ve supported you had you just been upfront with me.”
“I was scared,” I admit.
“I get that. I do. But we’re supposed to be family, Bree. And family doesn’t lie to each other, and they don’t keep secrets of this magnitude.”
“I know.”
“I’m not okay with how this all played out. And to be honest, it’s probably going to take me a while to move past it, but I will. You just have to give me some time.”
“Of course. Of course, I will. I’ll do anything you need. Anything. You name it, I’ll do it. I’ll do anything to make this right. I love you so much, Court. You’re my sister, my best friend, one of the very things that make me, me. I’m not whole without you in my life.”
“I know that. And I feel the same way. But I can’t just pretend like nothing happened. I can’t just pick back up where we left off and act like you didn’t hurt me, because you did.”
“I know.” I swipe away the tears falling from my eyes and try to keep my voice steady.
“Ant came to see me.” Her next statement sends me reeling in an entirely different direction.
“What?”
“I’m guessing by your reaction you haven’t spoken to him yet?”
“He won’t return my calls,” I admit.
“He showed up here yesterday, begged me to forgive you.”
“He did?” I’m not sure how to feel about this. “Is that why you’re calling. Because he asked you to?”
“No,” she states curtly. “But he did make me realize some things that I think I wasn’t quite ready to admit to myself.”
“Which is?”
“That I never really wanted Ant back. I’ve been going through some things here, and seeing Ant again just made me miss the girl I used to be.”
“Anything you want to talk about.”
