It hit Natalie the place she knew him from. He’d been speaking to Sienna after her gig, when Natalie had been hovering, ready for an opportunity to speak to her.

Possibly he was her boyfriend?

Natalie was no physique language knowledgeable, however Sienna gracefully slid out of her grasp, transferring a number of ft over to speak to the bartender and get their drinks slightly than ready for him to return again to her.

As soon as once more, Natalie was questioning her response to this. What did it matter in the event that they had been collectively or not? It was none of Natalie’s enterprise.

* * *

An hour later, they had been each able to name it an evening, and Natalie simply realized that she had her automotive along with her. Sienna talked about that she was inside strolling distance of her house, however she’d gone to the restroom now, so Natalie went as much as the bar and located a number of enterprise playing cards for taxis left within the nook.

She dialed the primary two numbers, however there was no reply, and when it began getting louder within the bar with a number of the individuals coming in from the again, she slid on her jacket, on the point of go outdoors, to strive the final quantity she had.

As Sienna was getting back from the restroom, Caleb tried to speak to her, his fingers on her waist as he tried to cease her.

Natalie considered interfering, her jaw tight, however she reminded herself that it actually wasn’t her enterprise and stepped outdoors, the air immediately cooler as she dialed the final quantity.

A person answered in a gruff voice as if she’d simply woken him up, and when she requested a few taxi, he stated he was out of city tonight and hung up.

Sienna emerged, her guitar case on her again, the noise flooding out of the bar earlier than the door closed once more, her cheeks flushed. “Get a taxi?”

“No. I can’t consider I actually thought I might simply have two drinks.”

Sienna flashed her a smile. “That was totally my fault, however I can give you a sofa.”

Voices drifted out because the door opened once more, a shout rising above the clinking of bottles and laughter. “Simply do it, Caleb! You bought this!”

Natalie watched a wobbly Caleb come outdoors, on his personal, his eyes locked on Sienna.

“Sienna, you know the way I really feel,” Caleb stated, in what gave the impression of a continuation of a dialog they’d already been having. He sounded someplace between exasperated and heartbroken.“I’m asking you one final time.”

“Please don’t,” Sienna stated with a sigh. “You recognize what the reply’s going to be.”

Natalie needed to start out strolling in the direction of Sienna’s house, to offer them some privateness, however she had no thought which means it was, and a part of her didn’t need to depart Sienna alone.

Caleb staggered as he turned in order that he was dealing with each of them. His eyes moved between them. “You recognize there’s rumors about you, Sienna,” he stated to her.

“Caleb, I don’t care what individuals say about me.”

“You may not,” he stated, pointing his finger at her now. “However I do know you’re not silly. You’ll by no means get to Nashville if there’s even an opportunity that you simply’re a dyke.”

Natalie flinched, however Sienna’s gaze turned chilly, her fists balled at her aspect, and he or she felt this unusual sense of protectiveness take over, almost stepping between Sienna and Caleb earlier than one thing might occur, however she stored herself from doubtlessly making issues worse, biting her tongue as she waited to see what Sienna would do subsequent.

“The place is that this sudden fascination with my sexuality coming from?” Sienna requested.

“As a result of we’re good,” Caleb fired again. “Everyone thinks so. Particularly your mother and father.”

“And since I don’t need you, I’m homosexual? Is that it? Recover from your self, Caleb.” Sienna shook her head as she turned to Natalie. “Let’s go.”

Natalie fell into step beside Sienna, not wanting again, not totally positive what to make of what had simply occurred, however her coronary heart was pounding in her chest.

10

Sienna unlocked her house door, flicking on the lights earlier than propping her guitar up beside the coat rack within the nook. She prolonged her hand to Natalie as she shrugged out of her leather-based jacket, and Sienna hung it up for her.

They’d hardly spoken on the way in which house. Sienna had stuffed her fingers in her jacket pockets as they made the brief stroll right here. She felt terrible. Some horrible mixture of fury and embarrassment coursing by means of her veins.

She hung her jacket up, wishing Natalie hadn’t witnessed that. The one optimistic was that nobody else had. The sidewalk had been empty.

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