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My heart shattered as she walked to the door. “Kat, please.”
“I love you, Sid. That hasn’t changed. But we both need time to heal.”
She walked out the door and out of my life for a second time. I collapsed to the floor and pulled the blanket to my chest. It felt like someone had ripped my heart clean out of it. Why did it fucking hurt so bad?
I dug my phone out of my pocket and texted Will to let him know what had happened. A few seconds later, my phone rang.
I didn’t bother with a greeting. “She left me.”
“I’m here,” he said.
“What the hell do I do now? I laid it all out there, and she walked away.”
He sighed. “For good?”
“I don’t know. It felt pretty permanent.”
“Hold on.”
I waited while the sound of clicking came through the line.
“Sorry. I was getting help.”
“Getting help how?” Shiloh licked my face. I pushed her off and stood.
“I sent a text to Rebecca.”
“What the hell for?”
“For help. I need to know a few things before I give you advice. Are you okay?”
“No, I’m not okay. The woman I love just left me.”
“I mean will you be okay for a few minutes so I can get a plan together and call you back?”
“I’ll be fine,” I said. I poured the old coffee out of the pot. In the cabinet I had single brew pods, and I pulled one down and put it in my Keurig machine. The aroma hit my nose and reminded me of mornings with Kat.
“I’ll call you right back.”
Will hung up, and I sat down at the kitchen table with my coffee, looking out the windows at the mountains. Now what the hell was I going to do?
Chapter 37
KAT
“HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?” Rebecca asked. She tipped her head to the side and put in a silver hoop earring.
I shrugged. “Okay, I guess.”
She frowned. “Kat, it’s okay to be sad.”
“I’m angry. I spent all that time in New York crying and getting over Sid. Only to come home and have him tell me he loves me and was afraid to be with me because of his past. I understand that what happened crushed him, but he didn’t let me in.”
After I left Sid’s house, I went straight to Rebecca’s and crawled into bed. I needed sleep. Now it was noon, and Rebecca was getting ready to go to Harvest House. They prepped until they opened at three for the dinner crowd and then remained open until eleven.
She tipped her head the other way to put the other earring in. She was wearing her power outfit today: high-waisted navy dress pants and a cream silk blouse. She wore it well. “I’m really sorry, Kat.”
“I understand that his past was painful, and he wasn’t allowing himself to move on, but he humiliated me and crushed me because of it. He hurt me, and I can’t run back into his arms when he still has healing to do. I deserve better.”
