Amelia was profitable. She had a tremendous voice. She was fashionable. She was just some years youthful than Natalie, and the 2 of them already had a lot historical past.

If Amelia wished her again…

What probability did Sienna have?

The clicking of Natalie’s heels coming down the hallway took her away from her ideas.

How lengthy had Sienna been spiraling?

Natalie appeared in a black blazer over a crimson satin high paired with black pants. Her hair was styled in waves that fell throughout her shoulders, and her make-up was mild, however even from throughout the room, her smoky eye make-up introduced out the honey tones in her brown eyes.

“Wow,” Sienna breathed as her eyes raked over her.

19

Natalie took one final look within the mirror hanging from behind the bed room door, tugging on the lapels of her blazer. She felt responsible about agreeing to fulfill Amelia, however she didn’t even know if she ought to. She had requested Sienna, and he or she appeared okay with it. However as Natalie left the bed room, she couldn’t ignore the heaviness within the pit of her abdomen, like she was about to make a mistake.

Her heels clicked in opposition to the hardwood flooring as she strode down the corridor to seek out Sienna stress-free on the sofa, already in her pajamas. She was tapping her pen in opposition to the journal in her palms, misplaced in thought, however when she seemed up, her mouth fell open.

“Wow.”

Natalie stared again at Sienna. There was a lot in Sienna’s gaze. Admiration. Lust. Longing. However there was a contact of disappointment there too.

“You look gorgeous,” Sienna stated softly, a touch of reverence in her voice.

“Thanks.” That heaviness was in her chest now, her throat seeming prefer it would possibly shut up as she tried to alleviate a few of this guilt. “You realize you don’t have anything to fret about, proper?”

Sienna nodded. “Yeah. I do know.”

Natalie wasn’t satisfied.

Sienna held her gaze. “She needs you again, doesn’t she.” She hadn’t even requested it as a query.

Natalie sucked in a breath. “Yeah. I’ve to imagine so. She advised me she was getting a divorce.”

Sienna visibly swallowed as she closed her pocket book and left it on the sofa earlier than she bought up. “I’m going to go take a bathe. Get pleasure from your evening.”

Natalie caught her wrist as she walked by, and he or she couldn’t miss the tears in Sienna’s eyes. “I’m not .”

“I do know,” Sienna stated, blinking again these tears.

“You realize what?” Natalie was considering out loud. “I’m not going to go. I don’t even know why I agreed to. I assume, I wished closure? I don’t know, however no matter I used to be in search of, I don’t want it. I’ve bought every thing I want proper right here.”

Natalie held Sienna’s hand, her different coming as much as cup Sienna’s cheek, her thumb evenly swiping over her pores and skin, brushing away a tear that fell.

Sienna moist her lips. “I wouldn’t blame you…” Her voice broke earlier than she might end her thought.

“Please don’t say what I believe you have been about to say. Sienna,” Natalie stated, dipping her head to seek out Sienna’s gaze, “I’m loopy about you. Sure, I used to be caught up in what may need been together with her for much too lengthy, and I do know we’re nonetheless fairly new, however I’m telling you I’m all in on this.”

Sienna took a fast, sharp breath. “I used to be so afraid that it was simply me. We by no means stated what we have been doing. And I do know that you just have been involved in regards to the age distinction.”

“I used to be simply making an attempt to be smart.” Natalie searched her eyes. “And I additionally wished to guard myself.”

“How do you imply?”

Natalie sighed. “I might really feel myself falling for you, and I assume, I simply couldn’t perceive why you’d choose me. Look, I don’t need to be in a scenario like this once more. I’m saying this out loud and as clearly as I can. My life has modified a lot since that evening on the honest. For the higher. And I’m uninterested in overthinking this. These previous couple of weeks have been the perfect of my life. And it’s as a result of I met you.”

Sienna’s eyes grew vast. “I don’t know what to say. Aside from that I really feel the identical manner. And I used to be so afraid that you just didn’t. You stated you’ve moved lots.”

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