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Lorenzo’s gaze flickers from Dahlia to me. “I’m the one who called you, asshole.”
“What? Why?” Dahlia whines.
Nice to know she feels so strongly against being around me at the moment.
She’s obviously struggling, so don’t take it personally.
Lorenzo frowns. “Henry recommended it.”
Henry holds his hands in the air at the sight of Dahlia’s glare.
“Henry?” She frowns. “How could you? You know he’s the enemy.”
Back to square one. Fantastic.
“Why’s that?” Lorenzo leans against the bar.
“Because if he hadn’t pushed me away all those years ago, I would have never fallen for Oliver’s shit.”
Coño.
Henry and Lorenzo’s eyes bulge as they swing from her to me.
I clear my throat. “We need a minute.Alone.”
“Take all the time you need, kid.” Henry hauls Lorenzo out of the bar after flipping the sign fromOpentoClosed.
“Hey.” I turn her around, but Dahlia doesn’t look up from her feet.
I tuck my hand under her chin and lift. Someone could drown in her watery eyes, and I already know that someone will be me. “What’s wrong?”
A single tear slips down her cheek. “Everything.”
I’m quick to wipe it away, only to watch another follow a similar path.
“Dahlia.” My voice cracks, along with something in my chest.
“I don’t want to cry in front of you.” She wipes at her cheeks with a frustrated growl.
“It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not.” She shoves me away when I reach for her. “Anyone but you.”
I keep my face blank despite the slice of pain tearing through my body. “I want to help you,cariño.”
She unleashes the most heart-wrenching sob. I act on instinct and impaired judgment as I tug her against me and wrap my arms around her, right before her legs give out.
Having a front-row seat to Dahlia’s breakdown nearly drives me insane with an urge to pummel something, although no one would be able to tell with the soothing way I caress her back.
Neither of us says anything, but I don’t need her to.
Cariño:Sweetheart.
Whatever it is, I’ll fix it.
Whoever hurt her, I’ll ruin them.
And whenever she needs someone to lean on, I will be there.
