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“Who is walking in, Dove? All your friends who don’t pop in or ever call you? Your landlord? Or a boyfriend you don’t have?”
Stab.
Dove shook that one off.
“In the event that someone does, you can’t be seen.”
Rain’s shoulders slumped. “I made one bad decision.”
“I counted at least three.”
“Is this how you spend your time? Keeping score?”
“No. I’m problem-solving to keep you alive, Rain. Current problem is that we’re out of food. Again. I’m going to have to go out.” Into the real world. A terrifying prospect when she was trying to remain hidden away along with her sister until she could figure out the next move.
Rain’s face brightened. “I can order a pizza.”
Dove leveled her with a look. “Didn’t you get the memo last time you ordered a pizza without me knowing? You’re not supposed to use your phone. You’re definitely not supposed to order delivery. No one is supposed to come here, remember? And you sure asfuckweren’t supposed to use your card! Which is tied to the account that started this whole mess to begin with!”
Rain threw her shoulders back and faced her. “Why are you treating me like I’m the problem here? You’re supposed to be helping me. Besides, I’m not so naïve. I remember what you told me. I was just trying to help you. You really look stressed out, Dove.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“And I thought ordering that pizza meant one less meal you needed to fix for us.”
This really was Dove’s fault. If she hadn’t taken over when their parents died, right down to fixing meals for her sister, Rain wouldn’t be so helpless now. She’d enabled her. She was an enabler.
“Next time, Rain, I don’t need you to order pizza. I just need you to not date a drug dealer.”
“How was I supposed to know he was a drug dealer?”
Dove scrubbed both hands over her face. “He only went out at night?”
“Lots of people work nights,” Rain argued.
“He has gold teeth?”
“Has style.”
“Oh my god. Do you hear yourself?”
Rain threw her hands up in the air. “Okay, it could have happened to anyone!”
They stared at each other across the kitchen.
“If I can’t order a pizza, could you pick one up, Dovey?”
She inwardly winced at the pet name her sister called her.
“You know how my blood sugar can be. Your favorite salads and all this clean eating doesn’t work for me.”
Of course her sister always packed away junk food and managed to stay thin while Dove barely glanced at a bag of movie theater butter popcorn and her hips expanded.
But her loverlikedher hips. Just the way they were.
She really needed to quit thinking about him. It was over. But oh, how good would it be to step into his arms and lay her head on his chest one more time?
She walked to the kitchen door to slide on her boots. “Fine, I’ll grab a pizza while I’m out getting groceries. Just don’t open the door.” She straightened from zipping her boots, eyes narrowed on Rain. “For anyone.”
