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That’s the last thing I hear before my mind switches off. I guess the only thing that will heal me is time.
CHAPTER32
SIENNA
One month later.
Of course, the first day of my new job has to be at the Kings Gym. The tragic story that is my life wouldn’t have it any other way.
Pulling on my favorite pair of gym leggings. The ones that shape my ass perfectly, as Keller used to say, I pair them with a cropped black hoodie and bunch my hair into a high ponytail. Dragging a shimmery lip gloss across my lips, I’m ready to go. Today I feel better, thank God. I haven’t even thrown up yet.
Butterflies dance around in my stomach in anticipation of how today will go. Will he be there? How will I feel when I see him? A million questions whirl around in my brain.
These hormones are sending me crazy, I swear.
Of course he’ll bloody be there. It’s all over the news:Keller ‘The Killer’ Russo has rearranged his unification fight. Speculations fill the tabloids as to why he bailed on the last fight, and how far from the truth they were.
I catch myself in the mirror. I’ve healed well, considering it’s only been a few weeks.
On the outside, it looks like nothing has changed. I’m still the same Sienna, just skinnier and paler. On the inside, though, it’s even worse. I’m a shit show. It’s exhausting hiding my pain from everyone around me that cares, Maddie and David in particular. I can’t bare their sympathy or their sad smiles, their walking on eggshells around me. So I plaster on my best fake smile and carry on with my day. I carry on. I power through, but inside I feel dead.
Keller ripped out my heart and took it with him without so much as a glance back. Now, I just feel numb. I’m back to my normal life. I’m starting my dream job. I’m living with my best friend again, my best friend who is nothing short of a lifesaver. She’s dragged me back from the brink, yet again. Without her, I’m certain the darkness would have consumed me.
The thought of seeing Keller has me jittery. I’ve mourned our relationship and in my head, I’ve cut him out of my memory. Yet, I know the minute I lay my eyes on him, everything will come flooding back.
He did and always will own every fiber of me. I just need to accept the fact our love story wasn’t a fairytale. It was a fucking nightmare, but now I’m free. I’m miserable, but I’m safe and I’m free. I have more important things to concentrate on now.
As I grab my rucksack from the counter, Maddie whirls around Giving me one of her big smiles, she races over to wrap me up in a hug.
“Good luck today, Si.” she whispers in my ear.
Resting her hands on my shoulders, she leans back to look me in the eye.
“You stay strong. You’ve survived all of this without him. I’m so proud of you.” Her eyes glisten over as she speaks.
I give her a small nod. “Thank you, Maddie. I couldn’t have done this without you.”
I give her a quick peck on the cheek and head out.
Enzo is quick on my tail as I exit the building. I snap my head round and scowl, our usual interaction at this stage.
He doesn’t want to babysit me as much as I don’t want to be babysat. But neither of us fancy arguing with Luca and Keller at the moment, so we get on with it. He is always the gentleman. He opens the passenger door and nods as I slide in, then jumps in the driver’s seat.
I turn my neck to look at him and open my mouth to speak, but the words don’t come.
His eyebrow twitches up as he turns on the ignition to the jeep.
“I hear you have an itch that needs scratching by me, Sienna.” He says, in his thick Italian accent.
Don’t get me wrong, he’s totally my type. Tall and muscular with jet black hair, tousled in a rough quiff on top. Like me, he has piercing blue eyes, but they contrast against his olive skin perfectly. His white teeth emerge as he breaks out into a grin. The first time I’ve seen the man smile, he should do that more often, I think.
“Oh God, I’m so sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking. I wanted to piss Keller off and it was the first thing I thought of.” A red flush of embarrassment creeps up my neck.
“The first thing you thought of was fucking me? Good to know.” He winks at me.
Playfully whacking his arm, I let out a laugh. It feels nice to actually laugh.
“Sorry if I got you in trouble. In fact, I’m sorry for being a raging bitch since you started babysitting my sorry ass. I’m not usually such a cow, I promise.”
